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Climate Change

League Joins letter to EPA Secretary Pruitt (Legal Document)

The League expressed deep concern over the EPA's recently noticed process for evaluating existing regulations that can be "repealed, replaced, or modified.”

League Opposes H.R. 806 (Article)

The League urged Senators and Representatives to oppose H.R. 806 the "Ozone Standards Implementation Act."

League Opposes "Ozone Standards Implementation Act" (Legal Document)

The League joined a letter to the U.S House and Senate opposing the misleading titled "Ozone Implementation Act".

League Opposes Effort to Overturn Methane and Natural Gas Waste Rule (Legal Document)

The League joined a letter to members of Congress opposing efforts to overturn the Bureau of Land Managment's Methane and Natural Gas Waste Rule.

League Opposes H.R. 26, REINS Act of 2017 (Legal Document)

The League joined a letter to the U.S. House in opposition of the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2017.

League Files 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. District Court for the District of Oregon.

League Opposes H.Con.Res 89 (Legal Document)

The League joined coalition partners on a letter calling for members of the U.S. House of Representatives to oppose H.Con.Res 89.

EPA’s Clean Power Plan Continues to be Tested (Blog)

Despite the stay on implementation of the Clean Power Plan, some states are moving forward to develop state plans to implement the regulation in their own jurisdictions. The LWVUS Climate Change task force has developed a working guide for those wishing to get involved at the state level.

League Opposes H.R. 5055 (Legal Document)
EPA issues Final Regulation to Limit Methane Emissions in the Oil and Gas Sector (Blog)

The Obama Administration announced the first-ever-regulations to cut methane emissions in the oil and gas industry. League supporters sent thousands of comments to the Environmental Protection Agency in support of this rule.