Sign Petition: Tell Congress to Maintain EPA Funding
Recent budget proposals under the new federal administration would dramatically slash U.S. Environmental Protection Agency funding by 31 percent for critical climate change science, threatened habitats and animals, and environmental jobs, education, research, and grants for states and territories nationwide. Some EPA programs would suffer complete elimination, including the Beach Grant Program, which supports weekly water quality sampling at beaches across the country. Join Heal the Bay's petition to tell Congress to maintain EPA funding.
Heal the Bay is a Santa Monica, California-based nonprofit dedicated to protecting the health and safety of our local beaches, inland watersheds and ocean. The volunteer-driven organization issues water quality grades for more than 500 beaches each week, conducts monthly beach cleanups and operates the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium, among many other programs.
Image: Contaminated beach | Flickr/AdamChandler86/Creative Commons License 2.0
