Friend — here's the situation:

The Land and Water Conservation Fund was set up to take revenue generated from offshore oil and gas projects to support land and water conservation. Energy companies pay $900 million into the fund annually.

That's money that's supposed to going to places like the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone — and funding neighborhood parks in every single state in the country. Instead, it ends up being siphoned into other projects. Last year, Congress only approved using $495 million of it. It should be a scandal.

We're hearing that members of the House are organizing for a floor vote to secure mandatory funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund. If this passes it's huge — it's permanent funding for parks around the country.

We're not sure we have the votes. Environmental groups are organizing to push for full funding. We're mobilizing to flood House and Senate offices with letters. We're organizing activists in key states. We need your help.

Please, renew your membership with the League of Conservation Voters today for $5 or more. It's the best thing you can do to help right now »

A major donor has put up a $500,000 contribution to fund environmental campaigns like this one — if 10,000 LCV members pitch in first.

Friend: In reaching that goal, small donations count the same as big ones. Renewing your membership for just $5 could make the difference between funding some major environmental campaigns this year, or totally scaling back.

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Bottom line, if we don't hit our goal, it means we need to scale back at a time when critical environmental decisions are being made. ANYTHING you can give will help in a huge way. Here's where things stand right now:

2020 JANUARY MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

• GOAL: 10,000 donations
• PROGRESS: 89% to goal

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We have to get this done, friend — but the only way we can pull this off is with your help. Please, don't sit this one out.

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Thank you, as always, for your commitment and support — we couldn't do this without you.

Sincerely,

Matthew Davis
Legislative Director
League of Conservation Voters