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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to issue mining permits for the destruction of up to 15,000 acres of wetlands near Everglades National Park. Together with existing mines, this would convert 30 square miles of historic Everglades and wildlife habitat into deep mining pits. Alternative plans exist and include buffers to protect the park, but these plans still allow at least eight years of mining.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has the authority to stop the proposed mining project. Tell EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson that the current proposals will cause unacceptable damage to the Everglades.