We the People Wednesdays Action for January 21, 2026

ACTION 1:

Reckless ICE and Border Patrol enforcement operations across the country have been hurting children, families and our communities. After an ICE officer shot and killed unarmed mother Rene Nicole Good in Minneapolis, ICE and the justice department have declined to even launch an investigation into this tragic death.  Congress has a responsibility to hold ICE accountable for these abuses.

Write to Congressman Evans to demand oversight and accountability.  Adapt this sample text:

Dear Rep. Evans,

  Congress must launch an independent investigation into the killing of Renee Good, and ICE’s failure to hold its agents accountable to the law.

Sincerely,

<your name and zip code>

Rep. Dwight Evans

1105 Longworth

Washington, DC  20515

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ACTION 2:

For decades, the Environmental Protection Agency has calculated the health benefits of reducing air pollution, using the cost estimates of avoided asthma attacks and premature deaths to justify clean-air rules.  Now the E.P.A. plans to stop tallying gains from the health benefits caused by curbing two of the most widespread deadly air pollutants, fine particulate matter and ozone, when regulating industry.  According to the E.P.A.’s mission statement, the agency’s core responsibility is to protect human health and the environment.  But EPA administrator Lee Zeldin wrote in 2025 that his priorities are to "lower the cost of buying a car, heating a home and running a business."

Write to Zeldin demanding that the EPA prioritize Americans’ health, and consider the full cost of air pollution in its regulations.  Adapt this sample text:

Dear Mr. Zeldin,

  I count on the EPA to protect Americans’ health.  Please continue to compute the health costs of air pollution when assessing regulations.

Sincerely,

<your name and zip code>

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Washington, DC 20460