Vigil for EPA Endangerment Finding
Start: Tuesday, April 14, 2026•11:00 AM
End: Tuesday, April 14, 2026•01:30 PM
Location: US EPA Pacific Southwest, Region 9 offices• 75 Hawthorne St, San Francisco, CA 94105 US
Host contact info grieving4epa@srturtleisland.org
Join us as we hold a vigil for the EPA's most powerful tool for fighting climate change: the Endangerment Finding. The Trump regime gave it the axe earlier this year, ending 17 years of work to reduce greenhouse emissions. We will mourn this loss together, through our somber presence, our songs of woe, our eulogies, and our demonstrations of respect. Without the Endangerment Finding to support climate regulations, we are all suffering.
Endangerment Finding
2009-2026 R.I.P.
~ Restore Its Power ~
Last month, a handful of us went and delivered a couple of oversized cards and a bouquet of flowers (above) to the EPA offices. A few of the EPA employees we talked with were grateful for our concern and our presence. Let's impress them with how many of us are standing up to show our support for them through these difficult times.
The April 14th action is designed to look more like a funeral than a protest. We will all dress in black or dark clothes (fairly plain and professional, or otherwise appropriate for "grieving"), and carry flowers or e-candles (rather than signs), presenting ourselves as mourners. Rather than chants, we will sing a dirge re-written for the purpose. A few people will offer "eulogies" for what has been lost.