To Whom It May Concern: Attached are the signatures of 13,722 Environmental Defense Fund supporters from across the country who have expressed concerns about EPA's Draft Strategic Plan. The comment they each submitted reads: "I'm writing with serious concerns about the Draft Strategic Plan and the course it maps for our nation. It does not fulfill the EPA's core mission to protect public health and the environment. I am particularly appalled by the Plan's failure to discuss climate change and EPA's legal obligation to protect the public from this urgent danger. This is the first EPA Strategic Plan in decades, spanning both Republican and Democratic Administrations, that does not mention climate change or greenhouse gas emissions. EPA is responsible for administrating our nation's clean air laws for the benefit of the American people, and the Supreme Court has now held on three separate occasions that these laws clearly apply to pollutants that are driving climate change. Now, more than ever, as Americans recover from three Category 4 hurricanes and deadly, destructive wildfires, we know the importance of doing all we can to prevent manmade climate disasters. It is incontrovertible that climate change is seriously impacting Americans' health and welfare. We deserve an EPA that recognizes these disasters for what they are: a wake-up call that we must take urgent action. Please update the Strategic Plan to reflect the urgency of the climate crisis." Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns about these submissions. Sincerely, Heather Shelby Manager, Grassroots Organizing & Activism Environmental Defense Fund hshelby@edf.org (202) 387-3500
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Nov 15, 2017· Mass Comment Campaign sponsored by Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) (web)· EPA-HQ-OA-2017-0533-3542
Nov 9, 2017· Comment submitted by Mandy Warner, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) et al.· EPA-HQ-OA-2017-0533-2739
On behalf of the millions of members of the undersigned organizations we respectfully provide the following comments on the "Draft FY 2018-2022 EPA Strategic Plan: Public Review Draft" (attached).
Nov 9, 2017· Comment submitted by Martha Roberts et al., Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)· EPA-HQ-OA-2017-0533-2741
Environmental Defense Fund respectfully provides the attached comments on the "Draft FY 2018-2022 EPA Strategic Plan: Public Review Draft."
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Request for public comments on the Draft FY 2018-2022 EPA Strategic Plan.
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