The beauty of plant and animal life must be persevered, yet pollution has run rampant over our land, air, and sea. There's the added threat of drilling in some of our most unique pieces of land, home to special creatures that would have no place else to go.

You can join Democrats across America as we join together to clean up our natural environment. If you would like to help plan or attend an event, please contact your local state party or use our online events tool.

DID YOU KNOW?

• One tree can filter 60 pounds of pollutants annually.

• More than 900 million trees are cut down every year for American paper and pulp mills.

• Studies show that there are health risks for children and pets among families that use lawn and garden pesticides.

RESOURCES

• Adopt a species and ensure its survival.

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