Critical Actions

• Protecting the Integrity of the National Climate Assessment:

  • “The National Climate Assessments are congressionally mandated research reports authored by hundreds of scientists and experts, intended to inform the country of the latest climate science and the current and future impacts of climate change in the US.  An independent National Academy of Sciences panel signs off on the content” Read more here. In April, the Trump administration halted all work on the 2028 report, firing all 400 staff working on it.

  • Call Senators and Reps  here. ( 5 calls, script included: click “change location,” if reading this outside of Colorado)

•  A Critical Review of Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the U.S. Climate”:

  • This is the report that the Trump administration “created,”  with a hand-picked group of climate deniers, to defend the proposed repeal of the EPAs Endangerment Finding.  Read a pdf of the report here.  Environmental Defense Fund and the Union of Concerned Scientists have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration. Read more here from the Sierra Club

  • Submit public comment here: until September 2nd!

• Call Reps to Oppose Rescinding the Roadless Rule: 

  • Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has announced that the administration will be rescinding the Roadless Area Conservation Rule to open up 59 million acres of national forestry to increased logging. Development of these long-protected public lands will invite wildfires and put habitats, biodiversity, and drinking water quality at risk.

  • Read more about the Roadless Rule and its history here or in the links above.

• Fund U.S. Weather Prediction and Climate Science: Call to urge support of weather and climate research.

  • The lack of early warnings and evacuation orders ahead of the devastating flooding in Texas and the resulting loss of life, has highlighted concerns about current funding and staffing cuts at the National Weather Service and NOAA.

• Call Senators and Reps to oppose the The Fix Our Forests Act, H.R.471!

  • It passed in the House in January 2025, is presented as legislation to address wildfire. However, it does little to invest in proven community protection measures like defensible space, emergency planning, and home hardening. It instead focuses on opening federal lands to logging interests. It also bypasses critical environmental laws, including the Endangered Species Act, that protect our ecosystems and restricts scientific input and public engagement. The bill could have devastating consequences for the environment and endangered species. (The last action on this bill was on 3/6  - Senate Committee hearing)

• Help Save Bear Creek Lake Park

  • Please send a comment to the US Army Corps of Engineers to let them know what you think. They are seeking our input as part of the Feasibility Study. See below for a link to the comments which have been submitted so far, or use the Talking Points or Sample Comment Letter for ideas. EMAIL to: Bear-Creek-Study@usace.army.mil OR US Mail to: Bear Creek Project Study Team US Army Corps of Engineers ATTN: CENWO-PM-AC 1616 Capitol Ave. Omaha, NE 68102

  • Here are comments on the Feasibility Study that have been submitted so far: Public Comments 
  • Other ways you can take action are HERE

In the News

• Colorado environmental justice groups are struggling to keep their projects alive after federal funding cuts

• Attorney General Phil Weiser sues Trump administration for halting wind energy development

• Trump Administration takes another step backward on climate by withdrawing NEPA guidance  (National Environmental Policy Act)

• Latest on The Save Bear Creek Park Initiative

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