>>If you say one thing today — On this Child Health Day, the Trump administration continues to sell out our kids' health and future generations to corporate polluters by weakening commonsense clean cars standards, allowing polluters to poison our drinking water with mercury, and proposing to gut the clean power plan.

>>If you do one thing today —  Participate in the Ecomadres twitter chat from 2-3pm ET (social guidance here)

On the Horizon…

September 29- November 12: House on recess

October 1 TODAY: Dirty Power Scam hearing in Chicago, IL

October 3 Wednesday: Public hearing on Roadless Rule Rollback in Washington, DC

November 6: Election Day

December 7: New government funding deadline

Week Ahead by Sean Alcorn

House

• Out on recess (for a long while)

Senate Floor Activity

• The Senate convenes at 3 PM on Monday, with a 5:30 PM cloture vote on the long-term FAA Reauthorization bill.
• In addition to that bill, they're likely going to vote on an opioids bill (H.R. 6).
• Technically they've already proceeded to the Kavanaugh nomination, meaning that they could spend time on (or even force the next procedural vote) sometime this week. For now, however, it looks like the FBI investigation will continue.

Senate Committee Activity

• On Tuesday at 10 AM the Energy & Natural Resources committee will be marking up several pieces of legislation. While not yet listed on the website, there will reportedly be an LWCF reauthorization and legislation on parks maintenance.
• On Wednesday at 2:15 PM the Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight subcommittee of Environment & Public Works will be holding a hearing on "Oversight of the Environmental Protection Agency's Implementation of Sound and Transparent Science in Regulation."

Letters

• Sign onto this letter seeking a 60-day extension on the comment deadline for the Forest Service’s proposed rulemakings to streamline and expand mining, oil and gas exploration and development on national forests and grasslands
  • Deadline: COB Friday 10/5
• 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

• Use these resources to amplify LWCF’s expiration last night!!!
• Use this CDP toolkit while the House is on recess (includes messaging, social guidance, and event ideas)
• Ecomadres
  • Collaboration between GreenLatinos and Moms Clean Air Force
  • Engage in their Twitter chat TODAY from 2-3pm ET
    • Social guidance here
    • Use the hashtags: #Ecomadres #NationalChildHealthDay
• Respond to the House passage of the continuing resolution that includes the Interior Environment bill using this toolkit. 
• Join UCS's National Climate Assessment call on Wednesday 10/10 from 3-4pm ET
  • Register for the call here
• 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

Intel

• Proposed changes to Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) will be released from the White House this week
  • CAC message of the week will be focused on this
  • CAP to send out messaging on how these rollbacks will impact pregnant women and children
• Today is National Child’s Health Day
  • Bad timing as the EPA's Office of Children's Health Protection director, Ruth Etzel, was removed from her post last Tuesday over “allegations – NYT article here

SCOTUS

• Delay in the floor vote due to Flake calling for a one week FBI investigation
• What we know:
  • Brett Kavanaugh is a liar (has lied multiple times under oath)
  • His performance on Thursday alone was disqualifying (belligerent, hyper-partisan)
  • Even before this hearing, his record has made him unfit for the Supreme Court
• Top targets:
  • D: Manchin, Donnelly, Heitkamp
  • R: Collins, Murkowski
  • Jones, Nelson came out as NO
  • Corker, Flake came out as YES
• Recap of Thursday’s hearing
  • Yesterday was a really rough day. Watching Dr. Blasey Ford bravely came forward and told her story was emotional and honestly really difficult. She was so brave and she said She was terrified. But that she came forward because it was her civic duty. The Republican response was truly horrific. For the first time ever, instead of asking questions of themselves, Republicans farmed their questions to a prosecutor setting it up like she was on trial. Then kavanaugh spoke - he yelled, he was not composed, belligerent and attacked female senator, Senator Amy Klobuchar. He acted like Donald Trump. Here is Sierra Club statement following Dr. Blasey Ford's testimony.
• Support
  • This has been a really difficult and emotional experience for me. I have seen and talked with many of you sharing your stories and experiences and the emotions this is bringing up.  I am sending love to you all. If you need additional support please use some of these incredible resources that are available:
    • RAINN
    • National Sexual Assault Hotline is available: 800.656.HOPE or http://online.rainn.org
    • The National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence offers links to a variety of hotlines for victims of domestic violence, child abuse and neglect, members of the LGBTQ community and more.
    • The National Child Traumatic Stress Network also has a list of hotlines for victims of child sexual abuse, dating abuse, domestic violence and other kinds of crime victims.
• Get involved
  • Folks are planning to bird dog senators on the hill and in districts all week
  • Reach out to Courtney and she can connect you (Courtney.Hight@sierraclub.org)  
  • Continue to drive calls to top targets (above)

Dirty Power Scam Hearing

• Hearing starts at 10am ET (9am CT)
  • Location details and rules here
• Sierra Club rally at 1pm ET (noon CT) (FB event here with livestream)
• Latest CAC resources 
  • Email and sample comment language here
  • Sample testimony in English, Spanish
  • Toolkit here (including talking points, sample press release, LTE, and social)
• >>Respond
  • Participate in the tweetstorm led by Climate Reality at noon ET (11am CT)
    • Sample social guidance here
  • CAC will be sending regular social guidance throughout the day

Roadless Rule

• Turn out for the public hearing in DC this Wed 10/3 on roadless rule
  • 1-4pm at the Holiday Inn Capitol by L’Enfant
  • Facebook event here
• This is the only opportunity in lower 48 to show strong opposition to this exemption that Alaska has requested to the roadless rule
• >>Respond
  • Public hearing
    • Use this social media toolkit to push back on this proposal and drive turnout to the public hearing
    • Please fill out this form if someone from your org plans to attend or speak at the hearing
    • Reach out to Chris at TWS if you want to get involved (chris_rackens@tws.org)
  • Drive comments
    • 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)

Topic	Agency	Status	Deadline	Comment Guidance	Hearing
Roadless Rule Rollback	USDA-FS	Open	10/15	here	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	here
Bears Ears Reductions	BLM	Open	11/15	here