Say NO to destruction and pollution of salamander habitat.TAKE ACTION
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John,

From the tiny longtail to the 2 foot-long eastern hellbender, salamanders across
the country could soon see their forest and pond habitat destroyed and polluted
by pipelines.

Add your name today to say NO to clean water protection rollbacks and YES to
salamander protection today.
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SAVE SALAMANDERS
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The Environmental Protection Agency is currently trying to weaken a key part of
the landmark Clean Water Act, which gives states and tribes the right to review
federally licensed projects that will impact water quality, like pipelines and
dams, and certify that they comply with state water quality standards. This new
proposal would constrain state and tribal voices by limiting project review time
and allowing federal agencies to override a state or tribal decision related to
protecting waters within their borders. If states like New York can’t have a voice in protecting their own waters,
rivers, and ponds, salamanders and other species that are highly sensitive to
tainted water will suffer.

Protecting clean water is a key part of addressing the global decline of
amphibians here at home. Salamanders are sensitive to water pollution because their permeable skin—which
many salamanders breathe through rather than using lungs—also permits for easy
entrance of toxins into their bloodstream. And some species return annually to
the same waters and ponds that they were born in to reproduce. But if the
current Administration’s proposal succeeds, the rights of states and tribes to
defend their waters could be diminished—at high and possibly fatal cost for
salamanders.

Don’t let these incredible amphibians succumb to polluted water and lost
habitat: Tell the Environmental Protection Agency to halt its siege on the Clean Water
Act today.
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For more than 50 years, the Clean Water Act has allowed states, tribes, and the
federal government to cooperatively manage our water resources, and ensured that
local voices are heard when it comes to projects that would negatively impact
waters within their borders. From stopping a dangerous coal terminal in
Washington state that would have harmed salmon and orca in the Northwest, to
requiring a Maryland dam to institute safeguards to protect the Chesapeake’s
blue crab, the Clean Water Act has been a key tool in protecting wildlife. But state-level environmental concerns, like the kind that saved Washington’s
wildlife, could be deemed irrelevant if the Environmental Protection Agency
successfully narrows the scope of this authority.

With the Trump administration keenly interested in boosting energy development,
wildlife are at an increased risk of habitat harm or destruction. The
Constitution Pipeline for natural gas, in particular, would slash a 100-foot
wide swath in southeast New York, disrupting waterways 251 times and destroying
or degrading at least 95 acres of wetlands—on top of the removal of thousands of
acres of trees. But a country crisscrossed with new pipelines for fossil fuels
doesn’t have to be our future: Tell the Environmental Protection Agency to not fast-track dirty pipelines to
protect clean water and vital salamander habitat.
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Thank you for all you do to protect vulnerable wildlife and their homes.

Sincerely,

Jessie Ritter
Advisor, Water Resources
National Wildlife Federation Action Fund

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