There are 3 legislative days until the government funding deadline.  
 
>>If you say one thing today — The Trump and [House Republican] #DirtyBudget sells out our kids’ health to enrich wealthy donors by making it easier for corporate polluters to spew toxic pollution like mercury, lead, and arsenic into our air, drinking water, and neighborhoods.

As the government funding deadline approaches, families are counting on Congress to continue rejecting draconian cuts and harmful attacks by passing a federal budget or a clean continuing resolution that protects our families health and upholds our moral obligation to protect the great outdoors — our public lands, waters, oceans, and wildlife — for future generations of Americans, not greedy special interests.
 
>>If you do one thing today — Respond to the House passage of the continuing resolution that includes the Interior Environment bill using this toolkit. 
 
On the Horizon…                                                                                                                                                                     
Sept 26 TODAY: Cars hearing in Pittsburgh, PA 

Sept 26 TODAY: Zinke, Wheeler, FERC Commissioner at the National Press Club as part of "National Clean Energy Week" 
 
Sept 26 TODAY: House Natural Resources Hearing on ESA bills
 
Sept 26 TODAY: PFAS Oversight Committee Senate Hearing 
 
Sept 27: Dr. Blasey Ford and Kavanaugh to testify in front of Senate Judiciary Committee
 
September 30: Government funding deadline
 
September 30: LWCF, Farm Bill, and FAA expire
 
October 1: Dirty Power Scam hearing in Chicago, IL
 
October 3: Public hearing on Roadless Rule Rollback in Washington, DC
 
Letters
  • Sign onto this letter (if your group has not already) to the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee opposing the Senator Daines’ arbitration bill for forestry management actions
    • Deadline: TODAY 9/26 at noon ET
  • Sign onto this letter that offers support for our favorite clean water measures in the WRDA bill, including increased SRF funding, grants to get the lead out of drinking water in schools, and changes to UCMR that will result in more systems being tested for unregulated contaminants such as PFAS
    • Deadline: COB TODAY 9/26
  • Sign onto this letter expressing opposition to an anti-ESA rider that has been included in H.R. 302, the FAA Reauthorization Act
    • Deadline: COB TODAY 9/26
  • Sign onto this comment letter outlining the value of Roadless areas nationwide and opposing rollbacks of Roadless protections in Alaska or elsewhere
    • Deadline: Thursday 10/11
  • Sign onto this letter opposing any exemption or reduction of Roadless Rule protections and outlining the arguments in favor of maintaining the Roadless Rule nationally, in Alaska, and specifically in the Tongass National Forest
    • Deadline: Thursday 10/11
 
Help Needed 
  • Dirty Power Scam
    • >>Join the last CAC-hosted community discussion about the public hearing next week in Chicago at 2:30pm ET TODAY
      • Dial: 563-999-2090
      • Access Code: 999-728
    • Latest CAC resources here (including tweets to amplify, email templates, social guidance, and call tool)
    • Updated messaging here
  • Use this toolkit to continue to push back and elevate Zinke's attacks on public lands
  • Join UCS's National Climate Assessment call on Wednesday 10/10 from 3-4pm ET
    • Register for the call here
  • Cars
  • SCOTUS
    • Grassley noticed a judiciary committee vote for Friday morning at 9:30am
    • May or may not happen but shows they are certainly trying to rush this through
    • Various Republican Senators have come forward and expressed wanting to hear from Blasey Ford
    • >>Push back and participate in the call in day today by driving action takers to call all Senators
      • English: (866) 426-2631
      • Spanish: (877) 736-7831
    • Thursday 9/27 Blasey Ford and Kavanaugh will testify before judiciary committee beginning at 10am
    • Double down pressure on Dems and Republicans (Collins, Murkowski) that have not taken a stand
  • LWCF
    • House Natural Resources Committee is doing a social media post once an hour from now till it expires Sunday night, highlighting all the great things the fund has done 
      • Please amplify that great work for the next few days and over the weekend
  • Methane
    • BLM Methane Rule Finalization
      • Use this toolkit (including sample statement, talking points, social guidance, graphics, and an op-ed template) and expanded talking points here to push back and release a statement opposing this important rule rollback
    • EPA Methane Rule Rollback
      • Use this toolkit (including sample statement, message guidance, a sample comment, sample social guidance, sample graphics, and LTE templates) to activate your base and push for comments!
      • Email templates, as well as a sample call tool script and landing page template from CAC digital, are here.
      • Use this social to promote a call tool from CAC
  • Hurricane Maria Anniversary
    • Lift up the work of the #Power4PuertoRico Coalition and use their comprehensivetoolkit to amplify the need for a just, Puerto Rican-led recovery
  • Hurricane Florence Response
    • Use these Sierra Club talking points on the coal ash issue caused by the flooding in North Carolina
    • Use this CAC social guidance on how Florence relates to rollbacks from the Trump admin and climate change
    • Environment America resources:
      • Data and graphics explaining the threats posed by coal ash are in PDFs here.
      • A fact sheet about nuclear power plants in the path of Florence is here.
      • Materials about hog manure lagoons here.
      • Materials about Superfund sites here.
    • EDF factsheet on Florence and Trump rollbacks/budget cuts
  • Roadless Rule attacks
    • Push folks to get comments in until Oct 15
    • Unbranded comment portal to use in social media here
    • Use this toolkit to drive comments (including a sample e-alert, sample social media, talking points, etc)
    • Show out for the 10/3 public hearing in Washington, DC
Intel
  • Today is the National Clean Energy Week policy makers' summit featuring Zinke (at 9:30am), Wheeler, and the FERC Commissioner
    • Livestream here
    • Stay tuned to see what these folks say and ways to push back
    • Today is the first PFAS hearing in the Senate - 2:30pm in the Senate Homeland Security Committee
      • EA press release here with more info
  • NEPA office announced it is going to be renaming itself
  • Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee is marking up a bunch of lands bills including an LWCF reauthorization bill
ESA
  • Markup happening this morning on a Rep. Duffy bill that would de-list wolves statewide in the lower 48
    • 2pm hearing this afternoon on nine western caucus ESA bills
      • Overview of these bills here
      • Participate in a social media day of action TODAY by tweeting at least three times using #StopExtinction (toolkit here)
      • Tomorrow morning markup of four of these nine bills 
Dirty Budget Fight 
  • There are 3 legislative days to fund the government. Republicans have expressed the desire to pass as many minibus packages to avoid a full CR on 9/30. The current partial CR would go till 12/7. 
  • Interior Enviro
    • CR-omnibus has already passed the Senate
    • CR-omnibus likely to get through the House floor today
    • Biggest variable this week is whether Trump will sign the CR-Omnibus or if he’ll shut down the government
    • Response
      • >> Use this toolkit to target House champs and leadership
      • Amplify AG’s calling for no riders using social here
      • If House passes a clean interior enviro CR, CDP will issue social media guidance to thank leadership and champs and pivoting to having their backs as we continue this fight in December
    • Reminder: Interior-Enviro conferees:
      • House
        • Republicans: Frelinghuysen, Aderholt, Simpson, Calvert, Cole, Diaz-Balart, Graves, Young, Rutherford
        • Democrats: Lowey, Price, Bishop, McCollum, Quigley, Pingree
  • September goals:
    • Pass bills free of harmful riders and budget cuts 
    • Support leadership 
    • Shore up support from moderates 
    • Flip R opposition and support our cause 

 
Topic
Agency
Status
Deadline
Comment Guidance
Hearing
Roadless Rule Rollback
USDA-FS
Open
10/15
10/3 DC
Mining Regulations Revision
USDA-FS
Open
10/15
Oil and Gas Regulations Revision
USDA-FS
Open
10/15
Clean Cars Rollback
EPA and DOT
Open
10/23
FPISC Fast-41 Initiation Fee
Open
11/5
Rio Grande Valley Border Wall
Customs and Border Patrol
Open
11/6
Grand Staircase-Escalante Reductions
BLM
Open
11/15
Bears Ears Reductions
BLM
Open
11/15