The time is now! The #RISENY Climate Change March is this week!

March will begin with a rally in Battery Park at 5:30pm on Thursday, September 6th

Join this movement and take a stand against climate change with thousands of other New Yorker’s this Thursday, September 6th at 5:30pm in Battery Park. If you haven’t already checked out what the message of the movement is all about here is an excerpt: 

We are in a climate crisis. The time to act is NOW. PCM-NY focuses on efforts to encourage NYC to be in the forefront of policies designed to move off of fossil fuels while building a new and sustainable energy economy.” 

The actual map route of the march can be found here. 

For more live updates on the specifics for the march follow the movement on twitter: @PCM_NY 

Support the The Natural Resources Defense Council, as They Continue to Fight for our Environment! 

NDRC, ( The Natural Resources Defense Council) needs our help! They are doing great work in fighting back against the Trump Administration’s trashing of our environmental protections and the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)  They have engaged in more than 60 lawsuits against Trump’s administration, and have won 21 out of 25 cases so far! In order to keep doing the work they are doing, they need our support, through volunteering and donations. This is a crucial time in our country and everyone’s help is needed. Please consider making a donation so that they can continue their work.

Here are some of the cases brought against the Trump Administration the NDRC highlighted recently: 

Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline: A federal court in Montana ruled in favor of NRDC and our allies that the Trump administration violated the law when it fast-tracked review of the Keystone XL’s new route through Nebraska. It ordered the government to go back to the drawing board and conduct a proper environmental review. This ruling throws up yet another obstacle to the climate-wrecking pipeline, and leaves investors questioning the need for the project. Find out more. Nerve gas pesticide chlorpyrifos: The U.S. Court of Appeals ordered Trump’s EPA to act within 60 days to ban the dangerous pesticide chlorpyrifos, which is linked to learning disabilities and developmental delays in children. The court said the agency had broken the law by allowing the toxic chemical to be used on fruits and vegetables despite solid evidence that it harms the developing brains of children. Find out more. Monsanto and toxic chemicals: The California Supreme Court refused to review a lower court decision that rejected Monsanto’s attempt to remove glyphosate — found in the company’s Roundup pesticide products — from the state’s public list of cancer-causing chemicals. The victory sends a clear message that corporations cannot dodge the public’s right to information that directly threatens our health. Find out more. Endangered porpoises: The Court of International Trade sided with NRDC and our partners by ordering the Trump administration to immediately ban seafood imports from Mexico caught with gillnets that often injure or kill critically endangered vaquita porpoises, rejecting the Trump administration’s attempt to narrow an earlier order. Find out more. Clean water in California: A federal court in Los Angeles ordered Trump’s EPA to protect water quality and health by banning or regulating polluted stormwater discharges from commercial and industrial sites. Find out more. Clean water around the nation: A federal judge in South Carolina blocked the Trump administration’s illegal suspension of the Clean Water Rule early this year, reinstating critical clean water protections in 26 states. While NRDC was not a party to this suit, we’ve been staunch supporters of the Clean Water Rule and cheer this decisive win for the millions of Americans whose water supplies are now better protected from pollution. Find out more. Safety of chemical plants: A federal appeals court threw out the Trump administration’s attempt to delay important safety regulations meant to protect communities from disasters at industrial facilities that use high-risk, hazardous chemicals. The EPA continues its push to chip away at these safety regulations and NRDC, alongside our environmental justice and community partners, the Environmental Justice Health Alliance, Coming Clean, and others, have mobilized tens of thousands of people to send messages to the EPA protesting rollbacks of these critical safeguards. Find out more.

To find out more click here, and you can also sign up for the NDRC newsletter! 

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Help the Hudson River Stay Healthy! 

Stop the plan to create a barrier to block off the Hudson River from the Atlantic Ocean, essentially a death sentence to the entire ecosystem of the river! 

There is a project underway with the Army Corps of Engineers which would essentially “choke” off the Hudson River by creating a barrier from Sandy Hook, New Jersey to Breezy Point, Queens and then across the East River at the Throgs Neck Bridge. This plan is supposed to help with potential flooding from hurricane’s and other natural disasters, but it would not necessarily work, and it would mean cutting off the river from the natural ebb and flow of the ocean, which would completely devastate the entire ecosystem of the river. It would prohibit fish migration, sediment movement and the removal of natural waste water. 

The RiverKeeper Organization is working to fight against the creation of this barrier, and urges people to support them in their efforts. 

To help the Hudson River, and the RiverKeeper organization to continue their work CLICK HERE.