Action Alert
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Press Release
MORE THAN ONE MILLION COMMENTS SUPPORTING CARBON POLLUTION LIMITS DELIVERED TO EPA
| Jessica JonesWashington, DC – May 17, 2012: Today, a broad coalition of groups supporting clean air safeguards announced that more than one million Americans have shown their support for new standards to curb industrial carbon pollution from power plants by submitting comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). With over a month still remaining in the public comment period, this is already the largest number of public comments the EPA has ever received on any issue, and we anticipate many more comments to come in the weeks ahead.
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More Work Needed to Protect Clean Air
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Blog
Nearly 1 million comments submitted on carbon regulations! Have you added your voice?
| Jessica JonesThis week we got the exciting news, that along with our coalition partners, we’ve collected nearly one million comments on the Environmental Protection Agency‘s (EPA) new Industrial Carbon Regulation! Our coalition partners have already delivered these comments over and presented them to the EPA, but we’re not done yet – submit your comment today!
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Celebrate Earth Day! Lend Your Voice to the Fight to Protect Clean Air
| Jessica JonesToday, April 22 is Earth Day! Earth Day is a time to celebrate the beauty of our air, water and the environment around us. At the League, we try to celebrate Earth Day everyday by working to make the environment safer from pollutants, defending the Clean Air Act, and standing up for people not polluters. As you celebrate the environment around you today, we hope you will also take the chance to let your voice be heard on a historic regulation by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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Press Release
League Praises Decision to Continue to Put People Before Polluters
| KellyWashington, DC (March 27, 2012) – League of Women Voters national President, Elisabeth MacNamara issued the following statement regarding the Obama Administration's new rules, released earlier today, regulating carbon emissions for future power plants.
“EPA’s action on new fossil-fuel power plants is a necessary and long-delayed first step in controlling the carbon pollution that is harming our health,” she said.
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Red Bank Women Voters for RGGI
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League Calls on Senate to Oppose S.J. Res. 37
The League joined members of the environmental community urging the Senate to oppose S.J. Res.37, the Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution sponsored by Senator Inhofe that
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Massachusetts Senate Candidates Look to Limit Outside Advertising
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Can a Bipartisan Pact Really Disarm the Super PAC Arsenal in Massachusetts?
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Article
First-Ever Mercury and Air Toxics Safeguards Will Save Lives
Leading Public Health and Environment Groups Applaud Obama Administration Decision to Cut Toxic Emissions from Dirty Power Plants
