Finalized Clean Power Plan Outlines Key Ways to Stop Climate Change (Blog) 8/5/2015 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the final version of the Clean Power Plan - the first ever limits on carbon pollution from power…
BREAKING NEWS: EPA Announces Final Carbon Regulation (Blog) 8/3/2015 Today is an EXCITING day! The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released its Clean Power Plan—the first ever limits on carbon pollution from…
Landmark Clean Power Plan Will Save Lives, Protect Environment (Press Release) 8/3/2015 EPA Plan Sets First National Standards Limiting Carbon Pollution Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Environmental Agency (EPA) unveiled its long-…
League Joins Comments to Census Bureau (Article) 7/20/2015 The League joined national civil rights, voting rights, labor and criminal justice organizations in submitting comments to the Census Bureau asking…
League Urges Senators to Oppose S. 1324 (Legal Document) 6/24/2015 The League joined other environmental partners on a letter to the U.S. Senate opposing S. 1324. The legislation introduced by Senator Capito (R-WV)…
White House Holds Summit on Climate Change and Public Health (Blog) 6/24/2015 The White House held its first ever summit on Climate Change and Public Health on June 23. The event brought together senior White House officials,…
League Opposes S. 1324 Senator Capito’s “Polluter Protection Act" (Legal Document) 5/20/2015 The League sent a letter to the U.S. Senate opposing S. 1324 sponsored by Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV). The “Polluter Protection Act” will…
Protecting our Environment from Fracking (Blog) 4/27/2015 As a leader in the environmental community, the League of Women Voters looks for solutions to address climate change, protect our natural resources…
Put the Market to Work to Fight Climate Change (Blog) 4/23/2015 EDITORIAL NOTE: This guest blog post was written by Diz Swift, member of the League of Women Voters of Berkeley-Albany-Emeryville Like me, you…
Celebrate Earth Day by Taking Action (Blog) 4/22/2015 In 1970, the first Earth Day launched a long crusade to protect our beautiful natural resources through such legislation as the Clean Air Act and the…