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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Why I Urged the EPA to Limit Carbon Pollution – And Why You Should, Too (Blog)

Power plants are responsible for 40 percent of the carbon pollution in the United States, making them the single largest source of that pollution in the country. And while carbon pollution is invisible, its effects are anything but.

Raising Our Voices to Stop Climate Change (Blog)

The League commends the EPA for taking the necessary steps to cut carbon pollution and fight climate change, while also urging the agency to establish even stronger carbon rules to protect our planet.

League Submits Comments to EPA Regarding Clean Power Plan (Article)

President MacNamara delivered comments on the Clean Power Plan at the EPA’s public hearing in Atlanta. The comments commend the EPA for taking the necessary steps to cut carbon pollution and fight climate change. They also urge the EPA to work with state stakeholders to make the regulation stronger and reduce carbon pollution levels 35 percent by 2030.

League Urges EPA to Move Forward with Methane Regulations (Legal Document)

The League joined a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) urging the agency to expeditiously move forward with regulations to cut methane emissions.

League Lauds Administration's Bold Action Against Climate Change (Press Release)

“The public is strongly in favor of reducing the deadly effects that carbon pollution has on the health of our children and our environment,” said League President MacNamara.

This Earth Day, Put People Before Polluters (Blog)

We must let the EPA know that we need to act immediately to protect the future of our planet, including our lives and the lives of our children.

This is a Game Changer – The EPA Needs to Hear From You (Blog)

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 your voice in favor of this historic regulation!

League Commends Administration's Latest Step Against Climate Change (Press Release)

We are pleased with the Obama Administration's new proposal to limit the amount of carbon pollution for power plants. Climate change is the greatest challenge of our lifetime.

The Johnson County, Kansas, League Stands Up For Carbon Emission Standards (Blog)

A guest blog post from the League of Women Voters of Johnson County, KS on their testimony to the Environmental Protection Agency on carbon pollution from existing power plants.

Environmental and Progressive Groups Offer Strong Support for Obama Administration, EPA Proposal to Limit Carbon Pollution from New Power Plants (Press Release)

Following today’s EPA proposal of the first-ever national carbon pollution standards for new power plants, a coalition of environmental and progressive groups, supporting strong clean air standards, pledged their support for this important action.