U.S. Senate Rejects Threat to Clean Air Act (Blog) 6/21/2012 Last week we told you about an attempt by Senator Jim Inhofe and a vocal minority that would have eliminated an histo
How State and Local Leagues are Celebrating Earth Day 2014 (Blog) 4/21/2014 In 2009, League members came together to develop the League’s Climate Change Task Force. Local and state Leagues are committed to addressing environmental concerns that arise in their communities.
This is a Game Changer – The EPA Needs to Hear From You (Blog) 1/13/2014 We have 60 days to tell the EPA we support this effort to reduce the deadly effects that carbon pollution has on the health of our children and our environment. The EPA needs to hear from you—add…
Victory in the Battle over the Keystone XL Pipeline (Blog) 11/10/2015 With the rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline, President Obama has proven that he is committed to putting the American people before polluters through his Climate Action Plan.
Thank You for Taking Action to Fight Climate Change! (Blog) 12/4/2014 The comment period for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan ended earlier this week, and thanks to our fantastic supporters from across the country, we helped submit over 48,…
Tell Obama It Is Time to Move #ForwardonClimate (Blog) 2/19/2013 This weekend, I gathered with folks from across the country for the largest rally on climate change in U.S. history!
Outlining the League’s Priority Federal Issues for 2016 (Blog) 1/12/2016 In addition to lobbying the 114th Congress in support of our priorities, the League is working on a number of important policy proposals put forth by the President and agencies of the federal…
LWV Commends President Obama’s Attention to Our Issues in SOTU Address, But Hoped for More Action on Voting Rights (Blog) 2/13/2013 In last night’s State of the Union (SOTU) address, President Obama addressed many crucial issues affecting our country. His remarks touched on some of the League’s priority issues including voting…
U.S. Supreme Court Temporarily Halts Implementation of Clean Power Plan (Blog) 2/10/2016 The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily put the Obama Administration's Clean Power Plan. The League has been working to push the Obama Administration to develop and implement this historic regulation…
Take Action in Solidarity with the People’s Climate March (Blog) 9/21/2014 League members are gathering with thousands of activists from around the world at the People's Climate March in New York City to push for strong action on climate change.