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…
Finding the Elections Information I Craved (Blog) 7/22/2015 Editorial Note: This blog post was written by our intern, Elizabeth Ahrens After the months of endless campaigning during the 2012 presidential…
Celebrate the 4th of July by Making Democracy Work (Blog) 7/3/2015 Independence Day marks the birth of our nation and the signing of the Declaration of Independence that outlined the key tenets that our Constitution…
Stopping Partisan Gerrymandering and Protecting Independent Redistricting Commissions (Blog) 6/30/2015 Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a big victory for citizen-led democracy. In a 5-4 decision in Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona…
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,…
Help Stop Big Money (Blog) 5/28/2015 The explosive growth of Super PACs is a major outgrowth of the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United, and it is undermining the integrity and…
Teaching My Son about Our Democracy (Blog) 5/8/2015 I remember going to the polls with my mom when I was younger. I remember walking into the booth, pulling the curtain closed and watching her vote her…
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…