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Endangered Species Act De-Fanged

What you can do: Complain to your lawmakers and to the incoming administration.

Obama’s Ag Secretary Pick Brings Mixed Reactions

What you can do: Pass along your agricultural vision to the transition team and your elected officials.

Bush Declares Landmark Ocean Protection

What you can do: Keep chemicals out of your wastewater, fly less often, and don’t order bluefin tuna.

Get Your Government to Do What You Want

What you can do: Know your audience and craft a concise argument.

USDA Goes Organic!

What you can do: Tell your representatives to confirm Merrigan because she represents a move toward safer food production and honest labeling.

U.S. Joins World in Treaty Against Mercury

What you can do: Protect yourself from mercury at home—avoid certain fish and know how to clean up and recycle a CFL.

BPA to Be Banned by Congress

What you can do: Shy away from plastic bottles; encourage your legislators to support the BPA ban.

Greenhouse Gas-Spewers May Have to Rat Themselves Out

What you can do: Share your thoughts on the new regulation during the EPA’s public comment period.

Food Safety Bills Could Hurt Organic Farmers

What you can do: Stay in contact with your representatives and let them know you don’t want organic farming threatened—it’s our safest food source!

Policy Watch: Mountaintop Removal, Antibiotics in Animals, and Pharmaceuticals in Your Water

What you can do: Contact your elected officials to make your voice heard on these issues.