Clcv Member,

With lawmakers at the state and federal level returning back to work from
the summer recess, we’re at a make-or-break moment for policy action this
year. And with science telling us our climate crisis will worsen
exponentially by 2030 if we don’t act now, we need your help.

We have the solutions to combat our climate crisis. What we need is the
power and political will to create the laws to implement them.

[ Donate ]We are asking members, like you, to renew your
support with a gift of $35 or more to help us through these
final hurdles.

Here’s a quick update on our legislative efforts in Sacramento and D.C.:

* Senate Bill 307 (Mojave Desert Preservation): VICTORY! Our bill that
halts Trump’s friends at Cadiz, Inc. from pumping billions of gallons
of water from the Mojave Desert without proper scientific oversight,
was signed into law by Governor Newsom! Now, we are a significant step
closer in making sure the final decision for the project will be based
on real science – not the influence of corporate polluters.
* Senate Bill 200 (Safe Drinking Water Fund): Governor Newsom signed
legislation that creates a fund to begin infrastructure projects and
support for the 1 million Californians living without safe drinking
water. While the final deal made represents a false choice between
providing safe and affordable drinking water and investing in climate
programs that reduce emissions and pollution, we are very happy to see
another generation of children in California will not have to live
with toxic drinking water.
* Senate Bill 1 (Trump Insurance): This bill puts in place critical
protections for our clean water, clean air, workers’ rights, and
endangered species by preserving laws and standards in California,
regardless of what rollbacks happen federally. After the most recent
rollbacks to the Endangered Species Act by the Trump Administration,
we’ve doubled down on our efforts to pass this bill. SB 1 passed the
Senate, and we’re working hard to get it passed in the Assembly.
* Senate Bill 54 and Assembly Bill 1080 (Plastic Pollution Reduction):
These bills introduce critical solutions to address our recycling
crisis by removing single-use plastics from California. They’ve passed
their respective houses of origin, and now we’re furiously advocating
to get them through the other houses and on to the governor for his
signature.
* Green New Deal: Thousands of CLCV members joined the call for a Green
New Deal -- a broad sweeping resolution to convert our nation to 100%
clean energy while stimulating our economy to work for everyone. Big
Oil Money Mitch McConnell rushed the vote in the Senate without
consensus, where it failed. Despite these political antics, we’re
still hopeful the House will pass the Green New Deal soon.
* Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF): After our recent victory on
the permanent reauthorization of the LWCF earlier this year, we joined
our friends in the Conservation Voter Movement – a coalition of LCV
state leagues – in asking Congress to fully and permanently fund the
program.

And we’re just getting started. Our deadline to pass bills in California
is September 13th and in Washington, D.C., Congress is back in session on
September 9th, so the time to act is now.

CLCV Member, we need to let this Administration know that California
will not back down when it comes to protecting our environment and our
future.

But we’re up against the deep pockets of billionaire corporate polluters
and Trump’s allies, and the only way we can make our voices heard is
through the generous financial support of members like you.
[ Donate ]Can you renew your support
with a gift of $35 or more?


This is the moment when we turn all of our wins at the ballot box into
policy change. This is the moment when we hold our elected leaders
accountable to take the action you asked for when you voted for them. This
is the moment we need you to stand with us to win the change we’ve been
fighting for together.

This is the moment when your gift makes all the difference.

[ Donate ]Renew your support with a gift of $35
or more NOW to ensure our collective voice is heard.


Together, I know we can transform our political system and put in place
the solutions needed to save our future.

Thank you for being a part of this incredible movement,

Mary Creasman
Chief Executive Officer
California League of Conservation Voters

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Since 1972, the California League of Conservation Voters (CLCV) has protected our land, air, water, and public health as the non-partisan political arm of the environmental movement. CLCV's mission is to protect and enhance the environment and the health of all California communities by electing environmental champions, advancing critical priorities, and holding policymakers accountable.

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