Please note, there will be no 9:05 call tomorrow due to recess. Next call will be Wednesday 3/20.

>>If you say one thing today – American families are demanding that the Trump administration stop rolling back critical safeguards that protect our children from mercury.

>>If you do one thing today – Use this comprehensive CAC toolkit to elevate the mercury hearing today!

On the Horizon…

March 18: Mercury rule rollback public hearing in DC

March 18-22: Congressional recess

March 21: World Forestry Day

March 22: World Water Day

March 28: Bernhardt Confirmation Hearing

Letters

Sign onto this letter opposing David Bernhardt to lead DOI
Sign on here to this letter calling on Bank of America to publicly commit to no further financing for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP), and to urge other investors to do the same

Deadline: COB Friday 3/29

Sign onto this letter in support of Rep. Huffman's and Fitzpatrick's re-introduction of the Arctic Cultural & Coastal Plain Protection Act (H.R. 1146)

Deadline: COB 3/31

Help Needed

#DirtyBudget

EPN did an in-depth analysis of Trump’s FY20 EPA budget proposal
More resources:

Use this guidance to amplify CAP’s report on Bernhardt being Trump’s most conflicted cabinet member

Use this toolkit to push back against the Dirty Water Rule and demand the EPA protect our kids’ drinking water (comment period ends on 4/15)

Majority Leader Hoyer’s office has requested the submission of all hill events/fly-ins for 2019, to be shared with all House Democratic offices for scheduling and messaging purposes.

Please submit your events here

Offshore Drilling Defense

Administration is expected to release its proposed final “5-year” year offshore drilling plan any time in the next couple weeks
After release, there will be a 90 day comment period and a yet unspecified number of public “listening sessions,” where there will be protests across the country. See this link for background, a spreadsheet of contacts for these events, and messaging materials.
Reach out to Diane (dhoskins@oceana.org) with questions!

Intel

EPA banned methylene chloride, commonly found in paint strippers. Groups are divided on whether this rule went far enough.

Grouse

DOI announced final rule on sage grouse on Friday.
Three asks:

Release a statement pushing back
Use this social guidance to amplify
Use this guidance to thank congressional champs who stood up to this attack

Reach out to Jess Maher (jess@westernenergyproject.org) or America (america_fitzpatrick@tws.org) at TWS with questions

Mercury Hearing

The only public hearing for EPA’s rollback of the mercury rule is TODAY 3/18 at 8am in Washington DC.

Broad array of folks are flying in to testify at the hearing, as well as do visibility and press work
CAC is planning a lunchtime media availability with various witnesses on Monday
Press event with Sen. Carper at 3pm ET after he testifies

>>Use these CAC resources to elevate this hearing today!:

Recess

Bernhardt

Confirmation hearing is scheduled for Thursday 3/28
Anyone with presence in CO, MT, AZ, ME, NC, or FL who can engage over recess should let Hannah know
Use this guidance to amplify CAP’s report on Bernhardt being Trump’s most conflicted cabinet member
Use social guidance here to amplify recent media hits
Use these rapid response resources to continue labeling Bernhardt as a walking conflict of interest
Reach out to Hannah at APL to plug into this fight (hledford@partnershipproject.org)

Dirty Budget

Highlighting threats to clean water, national parks, and other impacts over recess
Target states are AZ, CO, NC, ME, and NY
Use this toolkit to elevate this fight during recess!
Tie this into Bernhardt and climate as appropriate for you

CAC focusing on Dirty Budget and mercury ties to climate and local impacts in states over recess. Reach out to Evan Carlson at ecarlson@cacampaign.com if interested in plugging in

Topic	Agency	Status	Deadline	Comment Guidance	Hearing
Coal NSPS	EPA	Open	3/18		2/14
PFAS Plan	EPA	Open	4/15	CAC toolkit
WOTUS Proposal (Dirty Water Rule)	EPA	Open	4/15	CW4A toolkit	2/27 and 28 in Kansas City, KS
Mercury Rule Rollback	EPA	Open	4/17	CAC toolkit	3/18