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The U.S. House of Representatives took steps to drastically weaken one
of the nation’s most respected environmental laws, the Endangered
Species Act (ESA), by passing House Bill 3824 this fall. PennEnvironment
responded quickly, getting over 1,000 e-mails and phone calls from
citizens to their representatives while our staff aggressively lobbied
against this legislation.
The ESA has served as the crown jewel of species protection and has bipartisan
support. Yet HB 3824 would eliminate critical habitat protections,
allow the unlimited use of dangerous pesticides that put species like the
bald eagle on the brink of extinction, and require taxpayers to subsidize
companies to comply with the ESA. While this legislation passed by a
vote of 229-193, PennEnvironment will continue working to stop this
proposal from passing the U.S. Senate this winter. |
