Victory in the Battle over the Keystone XL Pipeline (Blog) 11/10/2015 The Obama Administration issued a full rejection of the permits necessary to build the Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline last week! This is a major victory…
League Commends President Obama on Decision to Reject Keystone XL Pipeline (Press Release) 11/6/2015 Washington, DC - “We are very pleased with the decision by the Obama Administration to reject the permits necessary to build the Keystone XL pipeline…
League Urges Congress to Protect Funding for Farm Bill Conservation Programs (Legal Document) 10/19/2015 The League joined with over one hundred other organizations urging Congressional appropriators to protect mandatory funding for farm bill…
League Opposes Senate Attempts to Block Clean Power Plan (Legal Document) 10/15/2015 The League sent a letter to the U.S. Senate opposing any attempt to block the implementation of the Administrations Clean Power Plan. Under the…
League: New Ozone Pollution Standard Good Step, Not Good Enough (Press Release) 10/2/2015 Washington, DC – The League of Women Voters of the United States released the following statement from president Elisabeth MacNamara, regarding the…
Take Action: Support the EPA's Methane Pollution Regulation (Blog) 9/10/2015 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed the first-ever methane pollution standard for new and modified oil and gas facilities. This is…
15 Years of Making Democracy Work (Blog) 8/24/2015 For all of 2015, we’ve been celebrating the 95th anniversary of the League of Women Voters. When Carrie Chapman Catt founded the League, she charged…
League Advocates for Continued Funding to Restore the Great Lakes (Legal Document) 8/5/2015 The League joined other coalition partners in sending a letter to the Office of Management and Budget requesting continued funding for Great Lakes…
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…