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Help Stop the Yazoo Pumps Project!
Target: EPA Administrator Stephen JohnsonSponsored by: Environmental Defense Fund
The EPA has recommended a veto for the Yazoo Pumps Project - a plan proposed by the Army Corps of Engineers to build the world's largest hydraulic pumping plant in the middle of Mississippi.
An EPA veto of this harmful plan would protect over 200,000 acres in an area containing some of the richest natural resources in the nation.
Take Action! Tell EPA Administrator Johnson that you support a veto of the Yazoo Pumps plan. Learn more here.
An EPA veto of this harmful plan would protect over 200,000 acres in an area containing some of the richest natural resources in the nation.
Take Action! Tell EPA Administrator Johnson that you support a veto of the Yazoo Pumps plan. Learn more here.
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We signed the “Help Stop the Yazoo Pumps Project!” petition!
# 23,300:
3:28 pm PDT, May 5,
Mary Pat White, Louisiana
# 23,299:
3:27 pm PDT, May 5,
Thomas Longman, California
# 23,298:
3:26 pm PDT, May 5,
Jo Schulz, Florida
# 23,297:
3:25 pm PDT, May 5,
Mirian Dalla bona, Switzerland
# 23,296:
3:24 pm PDT, May 5,
Regina Mastrogiacomo, Connecticut
# 23,295:
3:24 pm PDT, May 5,
Jane Choate, Kentucky
Surely anyone knows that wetlands are essential, absolutely necessary, to the continuance of life on this planet -- your life and your family's, as well as mine. Think. I hope you had science that gave you information about your planet and wetlands, specifically, in high school or college. Think and remember that real information.
Surely anyone knows that wetlands are essential, absolutely necessary, to the continuance of life on this planet -- your life and your family's, as well as mine. Think. I hope you had science that gave you information about your planet and wetlands, specifically, in high school or college. Think and remember that real information.
# 23,294:
3:24 pm PDT, May 5,
Jordan Marzano, New York
# 23,293:
3:23 pm PDT, May 5,
Paula Bobbett, Texas
# 23,292:
3:22 pm PDT, May 5,
Claudia Forshee, California
# 23,291:
3:20 pm PDT, May 5,
Gale Quinsey, California
# 23,290:
3:20 pm PDT, May 5,
Jennifer Hennes, Illinois
# 23,289:
3:20 pm PDT, May 5,
Name not displayed, Florida
I'm sick and tired of water being drained from aquifers for the benefit of developers.
I'm sick and tired of water being drained from aquifers for the benefit of developers.
# 23,288:
3:19 pm PDT, May 5,
Christine Holmes, California
We can not continue to use up and spoil the earth and other species' habitat to provide for our own wasteful "needs". We need to conserve and protect, and find new, better, non-habitat-damaging solutions and ways of providing for human needs.
We can not continue to use up and spoil the earth and other species' habitat to provide for our own wasteful "needs". We need to conserve and protect, and find new, better, non-habitat-damaging solutions and ways of providing for human needs.
# 23,287:
3:16 pm PDT, May 5,
Susan Cohn-goss, Vermont
Bravo Administrator Johnson - we are way over the top in destroying our planet - our very special home - it is my sincere wish that private developers would take a cue from you and think about the long term consequences of their actions not just their immediate $$ goals.Again, thank you so much!
Bravo Administrator Johnson - we are way over the top in destroying our planet - our very special home - it is my sincere wish that private developers would take a cue from you and think about the long term consequences of their actions not just their immediate $$ goals.Again, thank you so much!
# 23,286:
3:11 pm PDT, May 5,
Name not displayed, California
We have already destroyed enough of our wonderful planet. I fought to save Ormond Beach wetlands in Oxnard & know how valuable they are. Please finalize your veto, so we can save this important resource.
We have already destroyed enough of our wonderful planet. I fought to save Ormond Beach wetlands in Oxnard & know how valuable they are. Please finalize your veto, so we can save this important resource.
# 23,285:
3:07 pm PDT, May 5,
Julia Adkins, North Carolina
# 23,284:
3:06 pm PDT, May 5,
Pamela WolfSong, Rhode Island
# 23,283:
3:05 pm PDT, May 5,
Lauren Stamatis, Massachusetts
# 23,282:
3:04 pm PDT, May 5,
Lisa Beaulaurier, Washington
# 23,281:
3:02 pm PDT, May 5,
Marie Choiniere, North Carolina
# 23,280:
2:58 pm PDT, May 5,
Cole Viscichini, Pennsylvania
# 23,279:
2:57 pm PDT, May 5,
Rod Gregor, Illinois
# 23,278:
2:56 pm PDT, May 5,
Name not displayed, California
We are only the stewards of God's gifts to us. All of nature is necessary for the good of humans.
We are only the stewards of God's gifts to us. All of nature is necessary for the good of humans.
# 23,277:
2:56 pm PDT, May 5,
Karin Anderson, California
# 23,276:
2:55 pm PDT, May 5,
Misty Crary, Arizona
# 23,275:
2:54 pm PDT, May 5,
Karen Cass, Michigan
# 23,274:
2:53 pm PDT, May 5,
Name not displayed, Oregon
# 23,273:
2:53 pm PDT, May 5,
Margie Borchers, Washington
Preserve wetlands for the health of the planet!
Preserve wetlands for the health of the planet!
# 23,272:
2:51 pm PDT, May 5,
Name not displayed, New York
# 23,271:
2:43 pm PDT, May 5,
J. Hansen, Georgia
# 23,270:
2:43 pm PDT, May 5,
Charles Flynn, California
It is best for everyone to keep and create as many wetlands as possible. They harbor life, they create jobs, they promote the general well being of the many.
It is best for everyone to keep and create as many wetlands as possible. They harbor life, they create jobs, they promote the general well being of the many.
# 23,269:
2:42 pm PDT, May 5,
Laura Amador, California
I am in complete support for this veto, as it would prevent further destruction of key habitat and wildlife. In addition, what most people don't know is that natural wetlands help to 'cushion' the area from delta flooding etc. Let's learn from our mistakes in New Orleans. The drain of this area is a horrible idea, please stop it! Signed, a very concerned citizen, Laura Amador
I am in complete support for this veto, as it would prevent further destruction of key habitat and wildlife. In addition, what most people don't know is that natural wetlands help to 'cushion' the area from delta flooding etc. Let's learn from our mistakes in New Orleans. The drain of this area is a horrible idea, please stop it! Signed, a very concerned citizen, Laura Amador
# 23,268:
2:41 pm PDT, May 5,
Tara Torres, New Jersey
# 23,267:
2:34 pm PDT, May 5,
Susan Blain, Massachusetts
The immense destruction that would be caused by this project is unconscionable. Please act quickly to prevent such a tragedy from happening.
The immense destruction that would be caused by this project is unconscionable. Please act quickly to prevent such a tragedy from happening.
# 23,266:
2:33 pm PDT, May 5,
Richard Hasenmyer, Texas
# 23,265:
2:32 pm PDT, May 5,
Thomas Fisher, Mississippi
# 23,264:
2:28 pm PDT, May 5,
Joan Bellino, California
We need to try to reverse the damage we have done to our natural resources, not add to it. These wetland and wildlife areas need to be preserved.
We need to try to reverse the damage we have done to our natural resources, not add to it. These wetland and wildlife areas need to be preserved.
# 23,263:
2:26 pm PDT, May 5,
Ronen Hartfeld, California
# 23,262:
2:26 pm PDT, May 5,
Brigid Carroll, Massachusetts
# 23,261:
2:25 pm PDT, May 5,
Carolyn Carpenter, California
# 23,260:
2:21 pm PDT, May 5,
Shannon Bayless, Texas
# 23,259:
2:20 pm PDT, May 5,
Lon Pilot, Maryland
# 23,258:
2:17 pm PDT, May 5,
Elizabeth Zimmerman, Indiana
Take care of the Mississippi and it'll help take care of us. Drying up wetlands--wasn't that what we were doing in the 50's and before that led to the creation of so many PROTECTED areas? Please--we have the rule for a reason. Let's follow it.
Take care of the Mississippi and it'll help take care of us. Drying up wetlands--wasn't that what we were doing in the 50's and before that led to the creation of so many PROTECTED areas? Please--we have the rule for a reason. Let's follow it.
# 23,257:
2:15 pm PDT, May 5,
Alice Margolis, Mississippi
I am very familiar with this area of my home state, and have been opposed to this make-work-project from the get-go. As usual, the enviromental damage inflicted is secondary to the Corp's primary goal of justifying it's funding. They should leave our valuable wetlands alone and concentrate their effors and resources on securing New Orleans!
I am very familiar with this area of my home state, and have been opposed to this make-work-project from the get-go. As usual, the enviromental damage inflicted is secondary to the Corp's primary goal of justifying it's funding. They should leave our valuable wetlands alone and concentrate their effors and resources on securing New Orleans!
# 23,256:
2:15 pm PDT, May 5,
Cherie Ruiz, California
We need to protect our natural resources. The wetlands will be precious with rising sea levels in the coming years.
We need to protect our natural resources. The wetlands will be precious with rising sea levels in the coming years.
# 23,255:
2:15 pm PDT, May 5,
Frank Roozendaal, Netherlands
# 23,254:
2:13 pm PDT, May 5,
Cheryl Stewart, New York
# 23,253:
2:11 pm PDT, May 5,
Marylyn Ponder, Texas
There's a wrong way and a right way to do things. Please veto the Yazoo backwater pumping project and let's get it right this time. No more damaging the planet!
There's a wrong way and a right way to do things. Please veto the Yazoo backwater pumping project and let's get it right this time. No more damaging the planet!
# 23,252:
2:10 pm PDT, May 5,
Jon Dittmar, Indiana
# 23,251:
2:10 pm PDT, May 5,
R Frame, Minnesota