URGENT: Tell the EPA to regulate cruise pollution and protect the Arctic! >>

At the rate the Arctic is melting, we cannot afford to continue to allow cruise ships to plow through this fragile ecosystem. The pollution released into the water damages the ecosystem and the emissions it spews into the air accelerate climate change and the Arctic’s melting.

Indigenous communities in the Arctic rely on the ocean and wildlife for their way of life. Cruise companies are threatening that way of life by damaging the environment and the animals on which Indigenous people depend.

The EPA could take immediate action to rein in greedy cruise companies and protect the Arctic. But we need your help to make it happen!

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Dear EPA,

The Arctic is one of the most fragile places on earth, suffering astronomically from the results of the human-driven climate crisis. As the earth is warming and temperatures rise, sensitive Arctic habitats are melting and shrinking, leaving vulnerable species like polar bears struggling to survive.

The cruise industry is making things worse for this ecological disaster in the Arctic by increasing cruise ship traffic with massive vessels that release concerning amounts of climate-warming emissions, emit disruptive noise pollution that drives fish and critical food sources away, AND dump toxic chemicals that seep into the food chain itself.

Carnival Corporation is one of the worst offenders — carrying 11,000 tons of hazardous heavy fuel oil in a single year through Arctic waters — nearly three times as much as its largest competitor.

I am calling on your agency to take immediate steps to enact stricter regulations and policies to rein in cruise ship pollution in the Arctic in order to protect this region and its wildlife before it's too late.

Sincerely,

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