No more anti-climate nominees. Sign the petition to reject Trump’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service pick Aurelia Skipwith.
U.S. Senate
In October 2018, Trump nominated former Monsanto profiteer Aurelia Skipwith for a second time to head U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). Skipwith is just the latest in a long line of anti-climate or climate-denying nominees to environmental appointments.
Ms. Skipwith had a six-year tenure at Monsanto, the notorious pesticide company that manufactures RoundUp, among many other herbicides and pesticides, and whose products contain toxic carcinogens responsible for cancer outbreaks in many farming and low-income communities. These same products also kill important pollinators (bees, birds, butterflies, and bats), including threatened and endangered species.
In addition to Monsanto, Skipwith also has ties to the Westlands Water District, a political powerhouse in California that has lobbied for years to loosen regulations under the Endangered Species Act, pitting farmers against endangered fish, in order to irrigate more water for big AG. Moreover, while working as West Virginia director for Trump’s 2016 campaign, she rallied behind the coal industry, and has undermined safeguards for endangered species in the Appalachia region. Ms. Skipwith has also called a court decision to protect grizzlies under the Endangered Species Act a waste of resources.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is an important agency within the Department of the Interior whose mission is to protect endangered species, manage migratory birds, restore nationally significant fisheries, and protect natural habitats. Its director should be a fierce advocate for endangered species protections with high ethical standards, not an anti-climate corporate careerist who would roll-back environmental protections.
Sign the petition: Demand the Senate reject Skipwith’s nomination to head U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Participating Organizations:
Center for Food Safety
Climate Hawks Vote
Daily Kos
Endangered Species Coalition
Food & Water Action
Seeding Sovereignty
Ms. Skipwith had a six-year tenure at Monsanto, the notorious pesticide company that manufactures RoundUp, among many other herbicides and pesticides, and whose products contain toxic carcinogens responsible for cancer outbreaks in many farming and low-income communities. These same products also kill important pollinators (bees, birds, butterflies, and bats), including threatened and endangered species.
In addition to Monsanto, Skipwith also has ties to the Westlands Water District, a political powerhouse in California that has lobbied for years to loosen regulations under the Endangered Species Act, pitting farmers against endangered fish, in order to irrigate more water for big AG. Moreover, while working as West Virginia director for Trump’s 2016 campaign, she rallied behind the coal industry, and has undermined safeguards for endangered species in the Appalachia region. Ms. Skipwith has also called a court decision to protect grizzlies under the Endangered Species Act a waste of resources.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is an important agency within the Department of the Interior whose mission is to protect endangered species, manage migratory birds, restore nationally significant fisheries, and protect natural habitats. Its director should be a fierce advocate for endangered species protections with high ethical standards, not an anti-climate corporate careerist who would roll-back environmental protections.
Sign the petition: Demand the Senate reject Skipwith’s nomination to head U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Participating Organizations:
Center for Food Safety
Climate Hawks Vote
Daily Kos
Endangered Species Coalition
Food & Water Action
Seeding Sovereignty
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I urge you to reject Ms. Aurelia Skipwith’s nomination as director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). FWS is an important agency within the Department of the Interior that enforces protection of imperiled species under the Endangered Species Act and oversees our 557 national wildlife refuges. Whoever heads the agency must have the best interests of the environment in mind, not a toxic chemical profiteer or someone with conflicts of interests and financial ties to environmental de-regulators.