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The Environment

League Joins Call to Protect and Strengthen SNAP in Farm Bill (Legal Document)

The League joined a letter to the conferrees of the Farm Bill  asking them to protect and strengthen the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in the final version of the Farm Bill. 

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 Joins Ad Thanking Congressional Champions (Article)

The League joined a full-page ad in Politico on May 22, 2018. The ad thanks Congressional Champions for standing against attacks on public lands and waters in Alaska.

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.

League Representatives Attend UN's COP23 (Blog)

Ten representatives from the League of Women Voters were among the 25,000 attendees from 197 countries to attend the UN's climate conference, COP23, this November in Bonn, Germany.

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.

LWV Statement on EPA Clean Power Plan Repeal (Press Release)

By repealing the Clean Power Plan, the White House is putting the interests of corporate polluters ahead of the health and safety of the American public.

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 Statement on the Paris Climate Agreement (Press Release)

Washington, DC – The League of Women Voters president, Chris Carson issued the following statement in response to President Trump's announcement that the United States will leave t