Your Signature is Needed: Five decades of environmental protections rolled back to favor polluters

Dear Friend, Take action to uphold the National Environmental Policy Act -- the Magna Carta of environmental law! [Sign Now]( Last year the Trump administration rolled back five decades of environmental protection to favor Big Polluters -- silencing community input. [Take action now.]( The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is a critical protection for our health and environment -- it is often called the “Magna Carta of environmental law.” It requires the government to weigh environmental and community concerns before approving pipelines, highways, drilling permits, and new factories on federal lands. Trump’s rollback has already exposed more communities to toxic air pollution. Friend, we need your help to push the Biden administration to reverse the rollback and protect this bedrock environmental law. Demand the Biden administration reverse the rollback of the Magna Carta of environmental law! [Sign Now]( NEPA allows communities most impacted by polluting projects to make their voices heard -- helping stop pollution in their own backyards. But the rollback strips these protections -- sidelining impacted communities while allowing Big Polluters to cut corners. Trump’s NEPA changes stripped requirements to disclose conflicts of interest, consider environmental impacts, or offer alternative approaches. Fossil fuel corporations can now speed up pollution as they see fit -- even though Black and Brown people already face disproportionate exposure to toxic pollution. Children in impacted communities already have higher rates of asthma, low birthweight, and neurodevelopmental disorders. If the Biden administration doesn’t act, these environmental injustices will only get worse. Take action to protect our bedrock environmental laws! [Sign Now]( Trump’s rollback served one purpose -- allowing pipelines and dirty fossil fuel projects to bulldoze communities without the public having a say. NEPA protections have helped stop poorly thought-out polluting projects across the country. Now places like Malheur National Forest in Oregon, the Bitterroot National Forest in Montana, and the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests in North Carolina are at risk. Friend, we need your help to fight this rollback. Will you send a quick message to the Biden administration and demand it uphold our bedrock environmental protections before it’s too late? Sign Now: Protect our wild places and communities from Big Oil! [Sign Now]( Standing with you, Hallie Templeton, Senior oceans campaigner and deputy legal director, Friends of the Earth Contact Us: Friends of the Earth U.S. Washington, D.C. | Berkeley, CA 1-877-843-8687 [Contact us](foe.org/about-us/contact/) Email Preferences: [Click here to unsubscribe]( Learn more: www.foe.org/news www.foe.org/about-us www.foeaction.org Connect: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Flickr]( © 2017, Friends of the Earth. All Rights Reserved. [supporter]