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The Environment

Take Action in Solidarity with the People’s Climate March (Blog)

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.

Join Us for the People’s Climate March! (Blog)

On September 23, the UN will meet in NYC with the goal of setting meaningful solutions to fight climate change. In advance of the summit, we are participating in the People’s Climate March.

EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy Speaks with League Members (Blog)

League members were offered a unique experience to join a call with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Gina McCarthy to discuss the EPA's Clean Power Plan, which limits carbon emissions from power plants.

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.

The Frontier of Climate Change: State and Local Action in the Heartland (Blog)

On Earth Day 2014, the League of Women Voters of the United States and the League of Women Voters of Iowa joined with The New Republic Magazine and Drake University in Iowa to sponsor a forum focused on climate change.

Obama Administration’s Climate Action Plan on Track (Blog)

On Earth Day, I met with the Counselor to President Obama and the White House Office of Public Engagement, along with other advocates, to talk about the President’s Climate Action Plan.