U.S. Senate Rejects Threat to Clean Air Act (Blog) 6/21/2012 Last week we told you about an attempt by Senator Jim Inhofe and a vocal minority that would have eliminated an historic regulation issued by the…
League of Women Voters Powers the Vote for 2012 Elections (Press Release) 6/12/2012 U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, Campaign Finance Experts, John Zogby Address Delegates WASHINGTON, DC (June 12, 2012)– The League of Women Voters…
MORE THAN ONE MILLION COMMENTS SUPPORTING CARBON POLLUTION LIMITS DELIVERED TO EPA (Press Release) 5/17/2012 Washington, DC – May 17, 2012: Today, a broad coalition of groups supporting clean air safeguards announced that more than one million Americans have…
Bonn Declaration - Sustainable Societies, Responsive Citizens (Article) 4/20/2012 The UN Department of Public Information Non-Governmental Organizations is pleased to announce that the Bonn Declaration, the final document…
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION’S GREENHOUSE GAS RULE IS A MAJOR STEP IN CONTROLLING CLIMATE CHANGE (Press Release) 4/13/2012 Washington, DC (April 13, 2012) – The League of Women Voters today praised the Administration’s proposed greenhouse gas rule for new power…
League Praises Decision to Continue to Put People Before Polluters (Press Release) 3/27/2012 Washington, DC (March 27, 2012) – League of Women Voters national President, Elisabeth MacNamara issued the following statement regarding the Obama…
Global Climate Change: Impacts In The Midwest (Legal Document) 2/16/2012 Eleanor Revelle, LWVUS CCTF, June 23, 2009The climate of the Midwestern states is already changing. Annual average temperatures have risen in recent…
Administration’s Keystone Step is “Right Decision” (Press Release) 1/18/2012 Statement from Elisabeth MacNamara, President of the League of Women Voters Washington, DC – “Today’s step by the Obama Administration to deny the…
Obama / Jackson Mercury Rule Is A Big Win For Public Health (Press Release) 12/21/2011 League Applauds Decision to Protect People, Not Polluters Washington, DC - The League of Women Voters of the United States praised the Obama…
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…