In such turbulent times as these, the nation’s attention is almost constantly pulled from one breaking news event to the next. Too often it is President Trump destroying essential parts of our economy, or making war on Chicago’s residents and other large cities.
Meanwhile, what is arguably the most important story of our time has slipped steadily down the columns in the national news agenda. The climate crisis has disappeared in the headlines which is bad for our planet. As this serves the political and corporate forces accelerating and profiting from it.
At Environmental Coalition each month we report on how advocates are pushing back against executive orders that destroyed the function of the U.S. Forest Service to protect the Roadless Rule and for the Environmental Protection Agency to abandoned the fight against climate change. These executive orders have also kicked 17 million Americans off their healthcare, and and he has knee capped the American leadership worldwide in renewable energy.
In this issue, the Environmental Coalition reports on how state governor and attorney push back and protect health care, and we show how the County Executive and council, supplement lost funding and continue essential services to the most vulnerable people in our county.
Many organizations asked for a donation to fund their organizations effort to push back on Trump. All we asked is for you do is vote for environmental candidates in the coming election. Our local elected officials are at the forefront of maintaining a compassionate government services and protecting minority rights.
Make your voice heard by learning more about the pressing issues before state and county governments and by working with these local election campaigns by volunteering and donating to their campaigns.
This month the Environmental Coalition joined with Washington Wild to supporting the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule that protects over 2 million acres of forests in WA State. We signed on to their letter to stop the massive sell off of public lands that is coming before the U.S. Senate.
You can help by writing an e-mail letter to our two Senators.
This proposed rollback of the 2001 Roadless Rule jeopardizes nearly 58 million acres of undeveloped backcountry forestland managed by the U.S. Forest Service, comprising around a third of our national forest system.
These forests have only remained intact because of the Forest Service’s nearly 25-year-old commitment not to build roads in these areas for harmful activities like major logging operations or oil-and-gas drilling.
Protected roadless areas offer abundant outdoor recreation opportunities such as hunting, fishing, camping, or other activities. Every year, millions of people take advantage of the free access to these public lands. Roadless areas protect 11,337 climbing routes and boulder problems, more than 1,000 whitewater paddling runs, 43,826 miles of trail, and 20,298 mountain biking trails.
Here in Washington State, nearly 2 million acres of roadless forest are at risk. The Roadless Rule has large base of support in Washington State. Elected officials, conservation groups, recreation organizations, have shown their support for these areas.
Make a Difference: Send an e-mail to our two senators and tell them to vote NO on the legislation which call for supporting the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule that protects over 2 million acres of forests in WA State.
Please contact the legislative staff person in each office.
These addresses are often more effective for ensuring your message is read by a person rather than an automated system.
Senator Patty Murray
Based on public records, the Legislative Director is a key contact for policy issues.
- Elizabeth Letter: Legislative Director. Email: elizabeth_letter@murray.senate.gov
Senator Maria Cantwell
Based on public records, the Legislative Director is a key contact for policy issues.
- Dan Taylor: Legislative Director. Email: dan_taylor@cantwell.senate.gov
Note on using these emails
While these addresses are for direct contact with staff. Please be polite and supportive as the Senators are going to vote the way you want. And likely they will send you a letter about the issue and the results.
Be professional in your message. Clearly state who you are and what issue you are writing about in the subject line. This is the beginning of a conversation that will include more e-mails in the future when the Senate can stop funding that Trump needs to send in his troops to replace the local police department.
Thank you for pushing back. You are the difference.
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