Rally to Protect Your Voice / Protect NEPA

Oil and gas drilling in this area would not only have ignored its sacredness to the Navajo, it would have damaged air quality, noise and the signature dark skies of one of Colorado’s most cherished parks. Thankfully, because the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires the government to evaluate environmental impacts of major projects on public lands and meaningful engagement and consultation with stakeholders, the government ultimately took the proposal off the table. It is our hope that the leases will not resurface and that, if they do, our voices will continue to be heard through the power of NEPA.

But a new proposal from the Trump administration to rollback NEPA now threatens this hope, and we need to take action.

The proposal would limit public input allowing companies to essentially conduct environmental reviews themselves. Worse still, the changes would redefine which projects need environmental reviews in the first place and ignore indirect or cumulative impacts of a project, including climate change.

Denver is one of only two locations in the country where a public hearing is taking place for the proposed rollback of NEPA. While speaking spots at the hearing are full at this time, you are invited to join us and our allies across the street at The Alliance Center at The People’s Hearing to honor ALL voices that NEPA protects.

Event Details

WHAT: Rally to Protect Your Voice / Protect NEPA

WHEN: Tuesday, February 11, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

WHERE: Alliance Center, 1536 Wynkoop St., Denver

RSVP: Please RSVP here and email tcoppola@npca.org to let us know if you plan to attend so we can meet up at the rally!

OTHER INFO: This event is open to the public.

Bedrock environmental laws like NEPA play a huge role in safeguarding every one of America’s national parks.

Thank you for standing up for the laws that protect our parks.