Protect Roseate Spoonbills From Spaceport Construction and Rocket Launch Debris

SpaceX is proposing the busiest spaceport in the world for a remote stretch of wetlands—home to an incredible diversity of birds in Louisiana. The company has purchased 125,000 acres of marsh for a “Starbase,” with an eventual goal of launching dozens of rockets a day.

Putting a development like this in the middle of such an important wildlife area puts roseate spoonbills, other resident and migratory birds, and endangered species like Rice’s whales at risk.

The Federal Aviation Administration is proposing to waive 13 environmental statutes to fast-track this project, including the Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, and Endangered Species Act. Speak up today to tell the Federal Aviation Administration NOT to bypass these important environmental regulations, and to mitigate damage to this important wetland habitat for wildlife.

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Dear Administrator Bedford,

In considering where to site spaceports and launch corridors, I am opposed to any FAA action to waive basic safeguards for human health, communities, and wildlife for aerospace developments, including the Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, and Clean Air Act. These waivers would impact spaceport projects across the nation, and perhaps most near-term, the SpaceX Starbase project in Southwest Louisiana.

SpaceX and other air projects can move forward in Louisiana and elsewhere without waiving fundamental environmental protections. These statutes are critical to protecting our air, water, wildlife, and public health. Development without review and mitigation is now putting a highly valuable area of Louisiana’s already vulnerable and rapidly eroding coastline in harm’s way, jeopardizing endangered species and fragile ecosystems. Developments like spaceports are not the exception, they are the type of projects for which these laws were created.

Please mitigate impacts from the SpaceX development in Louisiana and all aerospace developments across the nation by complying with the statutes that are meant to protect America’s water, air, health, and wildlife.

Sincerely,
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