Any public policy position Creation Justice Ministries takes is guided by the advice of our board members and rooted in the official positions of our 38 member communions.
Letters
2021
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
- Public Comment on Proposed EPA Methane Rule
- 'America the Beautiful' Plan Organizational Statement
- Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Restoration Press Release
- Letter to Governor Justice (WV) on Covid-19 and Just Transition
- Thirty by Thirty Faith Letter (December 2020)
- 50 Arizona Clergy Support the Great American Outdoors Act (6.8.20)
2018
- 132 Faith-Based Organizations Call on Trump Administration to Uphold Environmental Safeguards (10.30.18)
- Faith Organizations Urge House Natural Resources Committee to Reject Bills Endangering the Endangered Species Act
- Faith Organizations Oppose Rollback of Bureau of Land Management Methane Waste Prevention Rule (4.23.18)
- Leaders of Historically Black Churches Protest Short Comment Period for Proposed Rollback of Bureau of Land Management Methane Waste Prevention Rule (4.23.18)
2017
- 40 faith-based organizations call on US House of Representatives to pass RECLAIM Act (12.8.17)
- More than 800 people of faith call on President Trump to Uphold National Monuments (12.1.17)
- Spiritual Leaders' Letter to President Trump Regarding Native American Heritage preservation (11.28.17)
- Montana Faith Leaders to Zinke: Uphold All Monuments to Be a Good Steward (8.23.17)
- Heads of Communion on Bears Ears National Monument (7.10.17)
- Offshore Drilling Letter to Senator Zinke (6.21.17)
- Letter to uphold the Miners Protection Act (4.27.17)
- Faith Leaders of New England Call on Trump Administration, Congress to Uphold NorthEast Canyons and Seamounts National Monument (4.25.17)
- Faith Organizations Call on Congress to Uphold the BLM Methane and Natural Gas Waste Rule (2.3.17)
- Faith Organizations Call on Congress to Protect the Stream Protection Rule (2.1.17)
2016
- Faith Leaders thank Bureau of Land Management for Final Methane Waste Rule (11.30.16)
- Top Alaskan Christian Leaders Thank Obama Administration for Revocation of Arctic Drilling Leases (11.18.16)
- 25 Faith Leaders of the Pacific Northwest Call on President Obama to Expand Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument (11.16.16)
- Religious leaders support making the Greater Grand Canyon Heritage Area a national monument (10.6.16)
- Letter of gratitude for President Obama's ocean conservation leadership (8.28.2016)
- Western religious leaders and socially responsible investors call on oil and gas industry leaders to support methane waste reduction standards (8.24.16)
- Religious Leaders of Rhode Island Call on Senators Whitehouse and Reed to Support the New England Coral Canyons and Seamounts national monument proposal (7.8.16)
- Religious Leaders of Connecticut Call on Senators Blumenthal and Murphy to Support the New England Coral Canyons and Seamounts national monument (7.8.16)
- Religious Leaders of Rhode Island and Connecticut call on the Obama Administration to establish the Coral Canyons and Seamounts national monument 7.8.16)
- Christian leaders call for designation of New England Coral Canyons and Seamounts as the first national monument in the Atlantic (4.15.16)
- 121 religious organizations urge Congress to allocate $750 million to the Green Climate Fund for Fiscal Year 2017
- Religious leaders of California express gratitude for protection of California desert through establishment of three new monuments: Sand to Snow, Castle Mountains, and Mojave Trails (2.26.16)
2015
- Letter from more than 50 U.S. religious leaders to President Obama and Congress before COP 21 Climate Summit in Paris (11.30.15)
- More than 10,000 people of faith call on President Obama and Congress to take decisive action at COP 21 Climate Summit in Paris (11.30.15)
- Eighty four faith-based organizations call on Congress to appropriate money for the Green Climate Fund (11.24.15)
- Christian leaders from 10 states ask President, Secretary of the Interior, and Director of the Bureau of Land Management to protect sage grouse. (8.19.15)
2014
- Interfaith letter thanking Obama for attending the September 2014 UN Climate Summit in New York (7.29.14)
- Thank you letter for the Organ Mountains Desert Peaks National Monument (7.14.14)
- Creation Justice Ministries says thank you to President Obama for the designation of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument (9.10.14)
2013
Statements
- 2019
- Faith Principles on Carbon Pricing (Released November 2019)
- Faith-based organizations welcome the 100% Clean Economy Act of 2019 (11.21.19)
2018
- Creation Justice Ministries Opposes Gutting of Bureau of Land Management Methane Waste Rule (9.18.18)
- Creation Justice Ministries Opposes Proposed EPA Rollback of New Source Performance Standards for Oil and Gas Operations (9.11.18)
- Creation Justice Disappointed in Proposed New Weakened EPA Energy Standards (8.21.18)
- Creation Justice Ministries Opposes Proposed Rollback of Cleaner Car Standards (08.2.18)
2017
2016
- Creation Justice Ministries Applauds Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (9.14.16)
- Creation Justice Ministries Applauds Funding for Study of the Connection Between Surface Coal Mining and Health (8.3.16)
- Creation Justice Ministries Applauds Moab Master Leasing Plan (7.20.16)
- Christian Communities Welcome Finalized Methane Pollution Standards for New Oil and Gas Industry Sources. (5.12.16)
- Christian Leaders Welcome Establishment of Belmont-Paul National Women's Equality Monument (4.12.16)
- Creation Justice Ministries Celebrates President Obama and Prime Minister Trudeau’s Commitment to Cut Methane Pollution and Steward God’s Arctic Creation (3.10.16)
- Green Climate Fund $500 Million Investment Cause for Celebration Among Christian Communities (3.8.16)
- Religious Leaders Welcome Department of Interior's Proposal to Reduce Methane Emissions on Lands Under the Bureau of Land Management (1.21.16)
- Christian Communities Call for Swift Government Action to Heal Injuries Inflicted on the People of Flint, Michigan (2.8.16)
- Creation Justice Ministries Welcomes Historic COP 21 Paris Agreement
2015
- Creation Justice Ministries Supports the Clean Power Plan (10.23.15)
- Creation Justice Ministries Welcomes New Methane Standards for Oil and Gas Production (8.18.15)
- Creation Justice Ministries Statement on Sage Grouse Protection
- National Religious Organizations Praise New Clean Water Rule
- President Obama makes multi-billion dollar commitment to the Green Climate Fund
- Creation Justice Ministries applauds the U.S. contribution to international climate change negotiation
