Thank you for your advocacy using our Action forms!
Earthjustice only requires a phone number when the agency we are submitting the petition to requires it. We create the opportunity for your petition to be instantly submitted, rather than gathered and submitted with thousands of others at one time and this necessitates us following the exact requirements that the various agencies lay out for us. More recently, a number of agencies have updated their requirements to include a phone number (it can be a cell or a home phone). Without a phone number, the agency's digital comment system will not accept your letter.
When we are able, we make that field optional. We hope this explains why we have the required fields that we do. We want to make sure that if our supporters take the time to add their voice to our petitions, that each and every one is accepted when they are submitted.