The National Religious Partnership for the Environment is an association of independent faith groups across a broad spectrum: the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops along with its affiliated program arm the Catholic Climate Covenant, the National Council of Churches USA and its affiliate Creation Justice Ministries, the Jewish Council on Public Affairs and its affiliate the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life, and the Evangelical Environmental Network. Each Partner — drawing upon its distinctive traditions — is undertaking scholarship, leadership training, congregational and agency initiatives, and public policy education in service to environmental sustainability and justice.
Faith Groups Comment on Obama Methane Regulation Plans Close to a dozen religious organizations commented on the Obama Administration's January 2015 announcement on methane regulation. The comments are on the heels of major faith groups that called on the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate industrial methane pollution. The groups sent a letter to Administrator McCarthy stating that standards set for the oil and gas industry that control waste could help protect human health and God's creation. Click here to view the letter from the evangelical community to President Obama on methane. To learn more about the faith voice on climate, click here for faith statements on regulating carbon pollution. |
Pastors and Faith Groups Urge Clean Water In a letter to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, pastors in Louisiana, including black church leaders, asked the Environmental Protection Agency to finalize the Waters of the US rule. Citing water as important to spiritual and physical wellbeing, the groups urged the EPA to help protect God's gift of water. Click here to view the Louisiana pastor's letter. To view a letter from national religious organizations, click here. |
Faith Groups Call for Global Climate Agreement
Faith communities and people of faith are coming together to call on political leaders to address climate change issues. The Evangelical Environmental Network collected more than 220,000 comments on the EPA's carbon rule. And, faith communities around the nation have called on our political leaders in the United States to take a lead role in helping to craft a moral global framework for the UN climate negotiations that will culminate in Paris 2015. Click here to take action. |
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