Climate Change

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Blog)

League joins over 600 Organizations urging support for bold climate action (Legal Document)

League urges Congress to propose bold legislation addressing climate change.

The League Urges Trump Administration to Acknowledge the Impact of Climate Change (Press Release)

Two Climate Reports, One Conclusion: "It’s happening. It’s now." (Blog)

A United Nations special report and the US National Climate Assessment confirm: climate change is worsening.

Trump Administration Announces Regulation to Replace the Clean Power Plan (Blog)

The Trump Administration announced their plan to gut the Obama Administration regulation that combats climate change by setting the first-ever federal limits on carbon pollution from power plants.

League Opposes Attempt to Overturn Clean Water Rule (Legal Document)

The League joined organizations opposing the attempted repeal of the 2015 Clean Water Rule.

League Comments on Proposed Repeal of EPA's Clean Power Plan (Legal Document)

LWVUS submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency with regard to their plan to repeal the Clean Power Plan.

EPA Accepting Comments on Plan to Repeal the Clean Power Plan (Blog)

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced it’s plan to move forward with the repeal of the Clean Power Plan, which would regulate the carbon pollution from existing power plants.

League Files Additional Amicus Brief in Juliana et al v. United States (Article)

The League of Women Voters United States (LWVUS) and the League of Women Voters of Oregon (LWVOR) filed an Amicus Brief in the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of Juliana et al v.

League Opposes Expansion of Offshore Drilling (Legal Document)

The League has joined with 132 organizations to state our opposition to the Trump Administration's plan for expansion of offshore drilling—which brings unacceptable risks to our oceans, coastal reside