Water—Let's Use this Precious Resource Wisely! (Legal Document) 2/16/2012 By Eleanor Revelle (LWVIL and LWVUS Climate Change Task Force Member) Water is an increasingly scarce resource. Many parts of the United States…
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.The emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases—primarily by the…
CURBING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS — TWO APPROACHES (Legal Document) 2/16/2012 By Eleanor Revelle (LWVIL and LWVUS Climate Change Task Force Member)Facing the growing evidence that burning fossil fuels is contributing…
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…
League and Partners Surpass FEC Petition Goal (Press Release) 2/9/2012 LEAGUE AND PARTNERS SURPASS FEC PETITION GOAL Await Response from President Obama on Enforcing Campaign Finance Laws Washington, DC…
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…
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 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…