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>>If you say one thing today — The American people have rejected the dangerous policies of the Trump administration and sent a clear message to Congress that it’s time to take action to address climate change, limit pollution, protect public lands, wildlife and oceans and accelerate our transition to a clean energy future. Congress and newly elected governors have a new mandate from the American people to hold the Trump administration accountable for rejecting science and rolling back critical health protections, and to restore common sense environmental and public health protections.

Tweet: Americans have spoken, rejecting Trump's toxic agenda for a Congress that protects our kids' health & the great outdoors--& holds this admin. accountable for putting corporate polluters over people. #ItsTime

>>If you do one thing today — Help drive post-election narrative on the American people’s call to stop the administration and congress’s polluter agenda

On the Horizon…

November 8 TOMORROW: #ItsTime profile picture day of action

November 11: Veterans’ Day

November 13: Congress back in session

November 14: Public hearing on EPA methane rollback in Denver, CO

November 14: #ItsTime tweetstorm day of action

November 15: FERC nominee Bernard McNamee Senate hearing/FERC meeting

December 7: New government funding deadline

Help Needed

• Participate in the CAC/CDP #ItsTime campaign to claim a strong post-election narrative by adding a frame to your profile picture TOMORROW 11/8 (toolkit here, frames spanning all issues here)
• Use this toolkit to drive comments around the Forest Service's recent proposed changes to its 2015 greater sage grouse conservation plans (includes a sample comment, topline messaging, a sample action alert, sample social media guidance, and a summary of the Forest Service's proposal)
  • Comment period open until 1/3/19
• Mercury Standards
  • Reach out to Erin from CAC to be included on a listserv being set up to focus on this fight (taylor@cacampaign.com)
  • Toolkit here to raise awareness ahead of the rule release
• Use this #PeopleOverPolluters toolkit to elevate and push back on the worst rollbacks around toxins
  • Will be continuously updated
• Join a UCS call on Tuesday, 11/13, from 1 – 2 PM ET on the Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4)
  • Please fill out this form to register for the call
• Use this CDP toolkit while the House is on recess (includes messaging, social guidance, and event ideas)
• EPA Methane Rollback
  • Public hearing in Denver, CO Wednesday 11/14 (everything you need to know in one place)
    • Reach out to Ben at CAC with questions! (bhayman@cacampaign.com)
  • Use this toolkit (including sample statement, message guidance, a sample comment, sample social guidance, sample graphics, and LTE templates) to activate your base, push for comments, and release a statement!
  • 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
  • Use this social guidance to promote a senate sign on letter opposing this rollback

Intel

• Replacement WOTUS rule to come out in the next couple weeks

Post-Election Messaging

• Courtesy of Dave Willett (LCV)
• Background
  • Major victory in the House demonstrates rebuke of Trump/Congress pro-polluter agenda
  • Pro-environmental senate firewall is still intact
  • Seeing clean energy governors elected in Michigan, Maine, Nevada, Colorado, Oregon, etc.
  • Ballot initiatives
    • Big polluters are spending big to spread big lies, but when voters are left on their own to answer the question “do they want clean energy?” they say yes
    • Amplify Nevada’s Question 6 ballot initiative on clean energy passing last night (CAC social guidance)
  • Major losses for republican safe climate caucus members
    • Bipartisan action on climate is welcomed but must be backed up in more than words
  • Priorities moving forward: LWCF and keeping anti enviro riders out of spending bills
• Plug-in
  • Enviro community press conference at noon today at the National Press Club
    • Must be a registered guest of a particular event to get onto the floor of the press club itself
  • The more you can plant a flag in the ground for the next 24-48 hours, the stronger we’ll be going into lame duck
    • Talk about places where your issue focus came up and pivot to this being a mandate to stop the attacks from congress
  • CAC post-election accountability toolkit
• Talking points to come

#ItsTime Post-Election Campaign

• CAC and CDP are launching the #ItsTime campaign, a joint non-electoral effort to mobilize the public to demand action to protect public health and the environment centered around the hashtag #ItsTime
• Aiming to show grassroots momentum as a major factor in the election
• How to Participate: 

1. Pick an issue for your profile frame (frames can be found here) 
2. Post a Facebook Profile Change on Thursday 11/8 
3. Use this toolkit to mobilize your followers and surrogates/celebs/staff to join you! (please hold all posts until 11/8) 
4. Stay tuned for more #ItsTime digital days of action! The next campaign action will take place on 11/14. 

• Reach out to Julia at CDP or Marcy at CAC if you have any questions (jalschuler@partnershipproject.org, msutter@cacampaign.com)

Topic	Agency	Status	Deadline	Comment Guidance	Hearing
Grand Staircase-Escalante Reductions	BLM	Open	11/15	here
Bears Ears Reductions	BLM	Open	11/15	here
Methane Rule Rollback	EPA	Open	12/17	here	11/14 Denver
Sage Grouse	USDA-FS	Open	1/3	here