Today, March 3rd, is World Wildlife Day, themed “Life below water: for people and planet”

On 20 December 2013, at its 68th session, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) proclaimed 3 March, the day of signature of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), as UN World Wildlife Day to celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s wild animals and plants. The UNGA resolution also designated…

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Tell the EPA: No Dirty Water Rule

RE: Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2018-014 Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler: The EPA’s proposal to drastically weaken Clean Water Act protections is unacceptable. The proposed rule would wipe out federal protection for streams that provide drinking water to tens of millions of people, and for wetlands that filter pollution and protect our communities from flooding. Please abandon…

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