EcoUprising: CALL TO ACTION: Demand Senators Vote NO on S1514

S1514 (also known as the Hunting Heritage and Environmental Legacy Preservation for Wildlife Act) would remove wolves permanently from the Endangered Species Act, precluding judicial review. Further, the bill would prohibit the EPA from regulating lead in fishing gear to help fish and other wildlife. The bill would also harm migratory birds and allow 41 trophy hunters to kill polar bears in the Arctic, despite their threatened status.

It is no surprise that this bill is backed by some of the Senate's most anti-wildlife members. Unfortunately, several Democrats have also supported the bill - either through co-sponsorship (Ben Cardin, Tammy Baldwin, Amy Klobuchar) or in committee (Tammy Duckworth, Tom Carper).

In exchange for these decidedly anti-environmental, anti-Democratic positions, the bill would also reauthorize several conservation wetlands programs - "a procedural action by Congress that has no real-work impact of funding levels." Green groups describe this legislation as "a disaster" for wildlife and the environment.

Next up, this bill will go to the full Senate. Please make sure that your Senators know that you want them to vote NO on this bill.

PHONE CALLS: Please call your Senators and demand they vote NO on S1514. Phone numbers can be found HERE.

Constituents in Maryland, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Delaware, or Illinois: As your constituent, I am disappointed by your support of S1514 which would undermine the Endangered Species Act by legislatively delisting wolves and precluding judicial review. I expect you to vote NO on the Act when it comes to the Senate for a full vote.

Everyone else: Please vote NO on S1514 which undermines the Endangered Species Act and threatens our wildlife through lead poisoning.

EMAIL: Contact forms for your Senators are HERE. Write, in your own words, why you want him or her to vote NO on S1514 or copy and paste the following:

Please vote NO on S1514. I am extremely concerned that this bill would undermine the Endangered Species Act. It would legislatively remove protections for wolves in the Great Lakes and Wyoming, precluding judicial review. This would set a precedent of ignoring the best available science to suit the whims of politics. Further, the bill prohibits the EPA from addressing the impact of lead fishing gear on fish and other wildlife. Such a prohibition threatens our aquatic life and the birds - such as our national symbol, the bald eagle - that rely on these fish. Please vote NO on S1514 when the bill comes to the floor.

RESISTBOT: Text 504-09 and type RESIST. The ResistBot will convert your texts to faxes or mailed letters to your Senators. Write your own message asking your Senator to vote NO on S1514 or copy and paste the message above.