We have extended the sign-on deadline for
this Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act sign-on letter
until COB today.
This is a letter urging support for H.R. 1373, the Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act. It is currently scheduled to be on the floor of the House the week of October 28th (next
week), and the final letter will be sent up shortly before the vote.
H.R. 1373 would protect approximately one million acres of public lands around Grand Canyon National Park through making permanent the current 20-year administrative
mineral withdrawal, which protects the watershed from new mining. Tribal entities —including members of the Havasupai, Hualapai, and Hopi Tribes, and Navajo Nation — have been fighting mining in this area for generations. In 2017, the National Congress of
American Indians passed standing resolution “Opposing the Reversal of Mineral Withdrawals that Would Adversely Impact Tribal Lands, Waters, Resources, or Native People.” The Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act is consistent with that standing resolution.
We encourage you to sign this letter that will support legislation that benefits tribal and mining-affected communities, natural ecosystems and wildlife,
and the thriving outdoor economy of the area.
We hope
your organization will join the letter before COB, Today (10/25).
Please use this
form to sign-on. The current signers are listed below.
Thanks,
Blaine
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Western Values Project |
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Arizona Trail Association |
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Grand Canyon Trust |
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Center for Biological Diversity |
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Western Spirit Cycling |
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Friends of the Earth US |
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GreenLatinos |
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Klamath Forest Alliance |
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Environmental Protection Information Center |
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The Wilderness Society |
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The Trust for Public Land |
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League of Conservation Voters |
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Sierra Club - Grand Canyon Chapter |
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Chispa Arizona |
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National Parks Conservation Association |
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Partnership for the National Trails System |
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American Hiking Society |
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Nez Perce Trail Foundation |
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Lands Trails and Parks LLC |
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Wilderness Workshop |
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League of Conservation Voters |
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Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance |
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Grand Canyon Trust |
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Natural Resources Defense Council |
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Western Watersheds Project |
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Center for Biological Diversity |
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WildEarth Guardians |
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Endangered Species Coalition |
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Ice Age Trail |
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Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness |
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Wild Arizona (Arizona Wilderness Coalition and Grand Canyon Wildlands Council) |
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Defenders of Wildlife
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Oregon-California Trials Association
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Earthjustice
Cheers,
Blaine Miller-McFeeley
Senior Legislative Representative
Earthjustice
500 New Jersey Ave., NW Ste. 700
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 745-5225
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