The United States Must Take Aggressive Action To Cut Its Greenhouse Gas Emissions To Stabilize Earth’s Climate (Legal Document) 2/16/2012 The evidence is clear that human-induced climate change is underway.
CURBING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS — TWO APPROACHES (Legal Document) 2/16/2012 By Eleanor Revelle (LWVIL and LWVUS Climate Change Task Force Member)
Global Climate Change: Impacts In The Midwest (Legal Document) 2/16/2012 Eleanor Revelle, LWVUS CCTF, June 23, 2009
League and Partners Surpass FEC Petition Goal (Press Release) 2/9/2012 Today, we surpassed our goal of 25,000 petition signatures on the White House "We the People" website that asks President Obama to appoint new commissioners to the Federal Election Commission.
Massachusetts Senate Candidates Look to Limit Outside Advertising (News Clips) 1/25/2012 "Senator Scott P. Brown and Elizabeth Warren, his likely Democratic opponent, agreed Monday on a plan to try to stop outside groups from running attack ads in their high-profile, high-stakes…
Can a Bipartisan Pact Really Disarm the Super PAC Arsenal in Massachusetts? (News Clips) 1/25/2012 "From its start, the race for Ted Kennedy’s old Senate seat seemed destined to be one of most expensive political battles in Massachusetts history..."
Administration’s Keystone Step is “Right Decision” (Press Release) 1/18/2012 We support the Obama Administration's decision to deny the Keystone XL Pipeline, prioritizing public health over profits. The pipeline's route threatened the drinking water of millions of Americans.
Obama / Jackson Mercury Rule Is A Big Win For Public Health (Press Release) 12/21/2011 We support the Obama Administration's tough new rules regulating mercury and other toxic air pollutants from power plants. This is about protecting people's lives.
League Says “No” to Anti-Environmental Riders on Budget Bills (Legal Document) 12/8/2011 The League and coalition partners sent a letter to Senate and House leadership, opposing the attachment of any anti-environmental riders to the spending and tax bills that Congress is trying to get…
Alison Smith: Elections Money Can't Buy (News Clips) 12/8/2011 One of the YES! Magazine Breakthrough 15 honorees was a quiet, stay-at-home Maine mom and League of Women Voters member, who became a clean-elections champion.