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Let's hit 15,000 for Lake Michigan.

Nearly 10,000 of us have joined together to demand full protection for Lake Michigan and all of America's waters.

Help us reach 15,000 before we deliver our petition to Congress. Use the form to the right to ask five friends to get involved.

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Message Dear friend, Last week, I signed a petition to our members of Congress to protect Lake Michigan and all of America’s waterways. Already, more than 10,000 people have signed the petition. With Congress about to hold hearings, will you help us reach 15,000 by signing today? http://www.environmentillinois.org/action/protect-lake-michigan/petition-congress?id4=ES As you know, Lake Michigan can only be as clean as the small streams that feed it and the wetlands that help keep it clean. But in a bitterly divided Supreme Court decision, Justice Scalia wrote thousands of small streams -- and millions of acres of wetlands -- right out of the Clean Water Act. This is crazy. Now, if a company wants to dump toxic chemicals into one of those streams, there is nothing the federal government can do to stop them. In fact, the EPA says there are already 500 cases where this misguided decision is making it difficult to impossible to stop polluters who are degrading our waters. The solution is simple: Restore the protection of the Clean Water Act to all of these streams and wetlands -- indeed, to all of America’s waters. That’s what Environment Illinois’ petition asks Congress to do. Environment Illinois has told us that overcoming the powerful polluters and politicians who are standing in the way won’t be easy. Please add your voice to our call for protection today. http://www.environmentillinois.org/action/protect-lake-michigan/petition-congress?id4=ES Thanks. ****** You've been sent this email by a friend. If you've received this email in error, we apologize. (Feel free to add you own personal comments)