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Save the Endangered Species Act.

Ryan Zinke, Secretary, Department of Interior

Donald Trump and his Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke have declared war on the Endangered Species Act. It's a terrible policy motivated by greed, blood-lust and a disdain for the natural world.

One part of the policy seems designed to support trophy hunters like Trump's sons, and follows a pattern of Trump supporting the most extreme and cruel forms of sport hunting. But the real reason they're pushing this rollback to one of the most successful environmental laws in history is to help the fossil fuel industry to a once-in-a-lifetime chance to profit off our planet at the expense of literally every living thing on earth.

We have until September 24 to file comments opposing this dangerous, unethical, backwards plan. Will you help? Use this page to file a comment and we'll make sure it's delivered to DOI and the Trump team before the deadline.

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To: Ryan Zinke, Secretary, Department of Interior
From: [Your Name]

RE: Docket Numbers: FWS-HQ-ES-2018-0006, FWS-HQ-ES-2018-0007, and FWS-HQ-ES-2018-0009

I am writing to oppose the so called 'revisions' of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) jointly proposed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAAfisheries).

This is not a serious proposal to revise one of the most important and successful environmental laws in the United States. It is a thinly veiled attempt to gut the ESA on behalf of greedy fossil fuel companies.

For over 40 years, the Endangered Species Act -- passed by Richard Nixon -- has protected precious species like the Bald Eagle, the Grizzly Bear, and the Humpback Whale. Just as important, by prioritizing science and the impacts on ecosystems as well as individual species, the ESA has helped fight climate change and save American lives. This Trump and Zinke proposal to gut the ESA is wholly unacceptable and must be rejected.