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We Need Local Climate Action Plans (Blog)

1/31/2023

A concerted global effort is needed to fight climate change, yet global commitments to reduce carbon emissions are inadequate and slow. Local, regional, and state efforts are needed to step up the…

League of Women Voters highlights importance of health care rights (News Clips)

1/24/2023

This story was originally published by WIFR. It’s been seven months since Roe v. Wade was overturned, escalating debate over reproductive rights. Women’s reproductive rights has been a back-and-…

Women, Girls, and Climate Change at COP27 (Blog)

1/10/2023

In November 2022, the League sent delegates in person and virtually to observe the COP27 Climate Change Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. Experts highlighted ways in which climate change…

Juliana v. United States (Legal Case)

12/22/2022

The League of Women Voters of the United State and the League of Women Voters of Oregon filed an amicus brief in support of plaintiffs seeking to block a liquified natural gas export facility and…

Boise's Shiva Rajbhandari debriefs us on COP27 (News Clips)

12/2/2022

As an official representative of the national League of Women Voters, Shiva Rajbhandari talked to Boise State Public Radio about the COP27 Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.

Native American Activist You Should Know: Naelyn Pike (Blog)

11/29/2022

Naelyn Pike is a 23-year-old Chiricahua Apache. As a lifelong fighter, she continues to follow in her grandfather’s — the Apache Stronghold's founder — footsteps in protecting Apache's holy and…

A cleaner campaign: Central Florida volunteers push for more plastic political sign recycling (News Clips)

11/21/2022

This story was originally published by Spectrum News. When Kay Hudson looks at campaign signs, she sees clutter. With Election Day over, the League of Women Voters volunteer has a new task —…

League of Women Voters aims to get Nebraska women involved in government (News Clips)

11/20/2022

This story originally aired on KLKN TV. The League of Women’s Voters of Nebraska is preparing for a busy legislative session in 2023.

Dottye Ricks: Reject the deceit, misinformation, and just plain hogwash (News Clips)

10/30/2022

This piece was originally published in VTDigger. This commentary is by Dottye Ricks of Barre Town, a Reproductive Liberty Amendment liaison for the League of Women Voters, of which she’s been a…

LWVUS Joins Call to Protect Old Growth Forests (Legal Document)

8/30/2022

LWVUS sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Vilsack and Interior Secretary Haaland to comment on oldgrowth trees and forests should be defined/managed to provide the greatest climate benefits