| Kathleen -
Each of our country's national monuments hold something important and unique — from the ancient historical and sacred sites at Bears Ears to the hidden coral gardens of the Atlantic's Northeast Canyons and Seamounts.
But the Trump administration looks at these beautiful and culturally-significant places and only has eyes for the oil, coal, and gas buried beneath them. The administration is reviewing nearly thirty monuments with the goal of removing some of their protections and allowing fossil fuel companies to exploit these lands and waters.
Make a public comment to the Department of the Interior and speak out to keep national monuments protected! Comments close on July 10.
Sincerely,
Rachael Prokop
Climate Campaigner, Greenpeace USA
P.S. We CANNOT allow these national treasures to be damaged and destroyed, while fossil fuel executives line their pockets and facilitate the burning of more climate-change-causing fuels. Please make your public comment before July 10 to keep our country's national monuments protected!
Kathleen- Trump and his fossil fuel cronies are after our country's national monuments. Last week, Department of the Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke formally recommended shrinking Utah's Bears Ears National Monument, against the wishes of Indigenous tribes and thousands of others who are standing up to keep Bears Ears' cultural sites and ecological wonders protected.
And Bears Ears is only the beginning. Nearly 30 other national monuments are also being reviewed by the Trump administration with the goal of opening up these lands and waters to fossil fuel extraction.
But communities across the country are standing up to protect their beloved national monuments — from the Indigenous nations defending cultural sites to tourism-dependent towns that would be devastated by a fossil fuel disaster. And hundreds of thousands of people like you have already taken action to join them.
We must RESIST Trump's plans and protect our country's national monuments! Make a public comment to the Department of the Interior before comments close on July 10.
I have spent time in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, one of the monuments under threat, and my visit left a lasting impact on me. Words cannot describe the beauty in the red rock sculpted by the myriad creeks that run through the land or the smell of sage that permeates throughout the gulches as the sun coming over the cliffs warms up the morning air.
Grand Staircase-Escalante was set aside to be protected for its unique and beautiful landscape and its important place in Indigenous history. After witnessing its beauty for myself, I'm horrified by the thought of potentially opening it — and any of our country's other national monuments — up to the highest bidder for fossil fuel development.
Once they're lost, they're gone forever. Submit a public comment to protect our country's national monuments today!
Past presidents chose to protect these places for their cultural and ecological importance — and now Trump could take all that away.
We CANNOT allow Trump and his fossil fuel cronies to destroy these priceless sites. The Department of the Interior is collecting public comments until July 10, and we need your voice!
We must stand with communities, protect our climate, and keep Trump from carving up our national treasures. Make a public comment today!
For communities and climate,
Mary Sweeters
Climate Campaigner, Greenpeace USA
P.S. The Department of the Interior is accepting public comments on the national monument review until July 10! Please make a public comment today to protect our national treasures. |
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