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A strong, healthy democracy is the best antidote to the corrosive and corrupting influence of special interests and big corporate polluters who would undermine our most important environmental and health protections. Passage of the Freedom to Vote Act would be a long-overdue step in the right direction.

With the urgency of the climate crisis, it is more important than ever that we elect officials who will fight for the people—not the oil and gas industry. A fair and just democracy is vital to protect our environment, and the Freedom to Vote Act will be an essential, historic step in the right direction.

Environmental Defense Fund, Below the Blue, and Clean Water Action submitted a letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan today, calling on the agency to investigate the uncontrolled release of lead by more than 2,000 lead-sheathed telecom cables into water or surface soil across the nation. More than 300 of these cables are posing a threat to community drinking water sources.