Tell Congress: Protect Our Beaches. Protect the EPA.

As the Trump Administration attempts to gut the EPA's budget and handcuff the agency, we need to safeguard our summers by blocking their attacks on the EPA. If President Trump and Scott Pruitt get their way, the EPA budget will be slashed by nearly a third. The agency's beach monitoring grants program would be eliminated, and America's shores could go from idyllic seascapes to hideouts for disease and decay.

We need these protections: Already this summer, 3 major beaches in St. Petersburg, Florida had to close after higher-than-normal levels of fecal bacteria were found in the water. America's children deserve sandcastles and sunshine—not a closed beach and a "no swimming" sign.

Take action today, and tell Congress: Save our summers. Don't pass a budget that puts our beaches at risk.

Please reject budget attacks on the EPA


Dear [Decision Maker],

I am writing today in strong opposition to President Trump's proposal to cut the EPA's budget. This crucial agency, tasked with ensuring all Americans have access to air that is safe to breathe and water that is clean to drink, is already operating with limited funds, as its budget has already been cut by over 20 percent in just the last few years.

Americans want a strong EPA. A Reuters/Ipsos opinion survey released in mid-January highlighted that more than 4 out of 5 Americans want EPA's authority preserved or strengthened under the Trump Administration. Yet the Administration's current proposal cuts the EPA by nearly one-third, taking aim at their ability to support brownfields industrial site cleanup (slashing that budget by 42%), state grants addressing the lead epidemic (cut by 30%), and funding to help native tribes combat pollution (also cut by 30%).

We simply cannot allow this to happen. States are heavily reliant on the EPA's expert analysis and support. Without that help, they will be handcuffed to protect citizens.

Please fight to protect the health and safety of your constituents. Oppose these senseless attacks on the Environmental Protection Agency. Our communities are counting on your leadership.

[Your comments here]

Sincerely, 
[Your name]

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