Donald Trump is adamantly defending Confederate monuments, all while proceeding to jeopardize our public lands and water.

Growing up in the American West, I have fond memories of camping and exploring our national parks and monuments on family vacations. Many times we found ourselves in the middle of the desert away from all signs of civilization — places like Grand Staircase-Escalante. It’s a landscape you won’t find anywhere else in the world, and one I plan to protect for future generations to come.

If Interior Secretary Zinke and Trump get their way, Grand Staircase-Escalante and 20 other national monuments could be diminished for dangerous oil and gas drilling. We can’t allow it.

The people we memorialize and the sites we protect reveal what values we hold most dear as Americans. 

Donald Trump has shown us his values. At the same time Trump justifies public statues of Confederate generals that serve as a painful reminder of white supremacy and hate, he is effectively auctioning off pristine natural areas to corporate polluters. His values are not our values.

These public lands belong to us all as shared spaces for recreation and conservation, but Zinke and Trump are chipping away at public lands that drive local economies and draw visitors to our states. Cherished areas like the Giant Sequoia National Monument in California could shrink to just a third of its current size.

In Utah, Zinke’s proposal to reduce the Bears Ears National Monument by nearly 90 percent is not just an attack on our environment, it’s an infringement on indigenous rights. That region is sacred to various tribes, and the Trump administration’s unprecedented reversal is an assault on Native American sovereignty.

Act now: Tell Secretary Zinke to protect every acre of our national monuments. 

Thanks for speaking up,

Aaron Burgess
Advocacy Manager
NextGen America

@GovAbbott: We won’t need a special session for #Harvey aid.

Phone: 512-475-2615 Ask Gov. Greg Abbott why he feels there is no need for a #SpecialSession for #HarveyAid and does that mean he will NOT use the reported $10milRainydayFund?  Thing is, the rain that came left more than a puddle! Research: Harvey is a 1000-year flood event unprecedented in scale and each state must make a full disclosure on what funds they have and at least debate vote on how much will be used NOW … Hurricane Season and the responses should be  preplanned event -better

Why not use the RainyDayFund for infrastructure! the nation watched and is still watching a well meant effort in Texas but lost a lot of strength to #MotherNature … Some of us watched General Honore try to hint,tell chide folks about the possibilities,the better safe than sorry moves and while he was on camera his words became foreboding in my opinion …when i heard the grids may not have been shutdown the first thought is who knows maybe there would have been less opportunities of explosions? If not school me, but we all saw the levees breached, shelters flooded, reevaluation of what locations to evacuate first is needed ,designated staging locations organized,boats,air support and military use of real equipment like amphibians etc. in place …

Houston Rescue Crews, on every level, should all be recognized for their work …hours spent in nasty water,fires,accidents while putting their own lives at risk and needs on the back burner is beyond expectations … the local community and national helpers,Mexico, neighbors helping neighbors, folks flying in to help, restaurants, reporters, the weather folks and many others that we will never hear about all pitched in  … It’s time for a serious investment in infrastructure for all of Texas

Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised

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