This “Call to Action” was sent to the Henderson County Democratic Party as strategic communication tool for engaging its members by providing a means for taking an immediate personal action. This is Public Domain material that may be adapted for local use.

Facts (science) and knowledge (education) are the foundations for human progress.

Trump Revokes Clean Air Act 

“On Thursday, the Trump administration rescinded the central scientific finding that underpins much of the nation's climate pollution rules, its most aggressive action yet to halt initiatives that address planetary warming.

The 2009 Environmental Protection Agency endangerment finding was a determination that pollutants from developing and burning fossil fuels, such as methane and carbon dioxide, can be regulated under the Clean Air Act. The EPA now argues that the Clean Air Act does not give it the legal authority to regulate greenhouse gases.” (Feb.  12, NPR)

As reported in Forbes, “A rapidly warming climate, resulting from excessive use of fossil fuels, is an intensifying threat to humanity that requires dramatic action. That would seem to be a sufficiently persuasive argument, but there’s another: Clean energy and electric vehicles are booming businesses. In 2025, the world spent $2.3 trillion on wind, solar and other forms of renewable energy … renewable energy is by far the fastest-growing source both in the U.S. and globally. And as Trump focuses on getting more power from oil, gas and coal, China has surged past the U.S. as the top supplier of clean energy tech that’s in far greater demand globally.”

Tell Congress to pass a resolution confirming the regulatory authority of the EPA over greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act.

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A rapidly warming climate, resulting from excessive use of fossil fuels, is an intensifying threat to humanity that requires dramatic action. The Trump administration asserted that the Clean Air Act does not give the EPA the legal authority to regulate greenhouse gases. Pass a resolution confirming the regulatory authority of the EPA over greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act.

Here’s how you can contact each of your federal representatives from North Carolina: Each of the links below takes you to a secure web form where you can email a copy of the letter directly, or phone or mail a copy to:

📬 Senator Thom Tillis

·         Email Contact Form: Email Senator Tillis

·         Phone: (202) 224-6342

·         Mailing Address: 185 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510

📬 Senator Ted Budd

·         Email Contact Form: Email Senator Budd

·         Phone: (202) 224-3154

·         Mailing Address: 217 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510

📬 Representative Chuck Edwards

·         Email Contact Form: Email Congressman Edwards

·         Phone: (202) 225-6401

·         Mailing Address: 1505 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515