NEPA: the most important law you’ve never heard of.
We often ask you, our extended whamily, to join us in speaking up whale and dolphin protections. Those opportunities for the public voice (your voice!) to be heard are usually part of a review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) – one of our most important environmental laws. NEPA is a vital tool in our policy toolbox to make sure whales, dolphins, and their environments are not harmed by human actions, but this doesn’t only apply to whales and dolphins! This law is important for wildlife, the environment, and ...
NEPA: the most important law you’ve never heard of.
We often ask you, our extended whamily, to join us in speaking up whale and dolphin protections. Those opportunities for the public voice (your voice!) to be heard are usually part of a review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) – one of our most important environmental laws. NEPA is a vital tool in our policy toolbox to make sure whales, dolphins, and their environments are not harmed by human actions, but this doesn’t only apply to whales and dolphins! This law is important for wildlife, the environment, and making sure that the public continue to have a voice.
If you've ever joined us in calling for ships to reduce their speed in right whale habitat, or even weighed in on a new highway or wastewater treatment plant built in your community - you've participated in NEPA.
What NEPA does:
Thanks so much for helping us protect NEPA, the law that protects the environment and the voice of the public! Without strong environmental review under NEPA, based on the best available science, it's much harder to make sure that human actions don't harm wildlife and our environment. If you breathe air and drink water, you need this law, so please share this with your family and friends!
NEPA turns 50 this year, and sadly, instead of celebrating this milestone, a new proposal essentially guts this landmark environmental law.
Proposed Changes to NEPA:
So now we’re asking for your help to protect this law that helps us protect wildlife and our environment. We need reasonable, balanced, transparent protections for our environment and all the creatures we share it with.
Add your name to urge the Council on Environmental Quality to reject the proposed National Environmental Protection Act rule changes.