Survey Says: Americans Overwhelmingly Support Protecting Endangered Animals, Natural Resources

American voters overwhelmingly support the federal Endangered Species Act and are much more likely to vote for a member of Congress who supports environmental protections like the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act, according to a recent poll released by the nonprofit Earthjustice. The poll surveyed 600 registered voters across the United States.

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Dysfunction Junction: Another Industry-backed Effort to Delay Crucial Safeguards and Cripple the Regulatory Process

Effective public safeguards protect all of us from toxic chemicals, air pollution, water contamination, and unsafe food. Streamlining the process of strengthening and updating these standards would help us fight new and emerging dangers. But earlier this year, Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) quietly introduced a resolution that would inject Congress into the federal regulatory review process and slam the brakes on a rulemaking system that is already fraught with delays that put people's lives and health at risk.

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