Federal Advocacy

Our response to the president’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord

Today’s announcement by President Trump that the United States government will withdraw from the Paris climate accord is short-sighted on nearly every front. It sets us up for increased human suffering, damage to infrastructure and to the economy from more severe storms and rising sea levels, and an unprecedented, accelerated loss of wildlife habitat and […]

Action Alert: Urge Sen. Susan Collins to Come Out Against Pruitt

This morning, Republicans in the U.S. Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee suspended the rules in order to bypass a boycott by Democrats on the confirmation of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt. The full Senate is expected to vote next week on whether Pruitt will become the next EPA Administrator. We need Senator Susan Collins […]