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Despite immense challenges in the lead-up to November 3rd, LCV and our affiliated entities and state partners met the moment with our most ambitious electoral efforts ever.

Voters, especially voters of color and young voters, turned out in historic numbers across the country. Together, we voted for a better future that puts communities — especially Black, Indigenous, and other communities of color, as well as low-wealth communities most impacted by intersectional environmental injustice — at the center of solutions.

In a time of crisis, we united to elect leaders who will listen, and our message was clear: It's time to tackle the climate crisis by creating a cleaner, healthier, more just and equitable future for all. Without your support, none of the work we did to help elect these leaders would have been possible — thank you.

Here are LCV's Top 5 Stories of November 2020:
   

The Top Story
President-elect Biden Appoints John Kerry to his National Security Team as Special Envoy for Climate

Months before Inauguration, the leaders that you helped elect have already demonstrated they’ve heard us: President-elect Biden has appointed former Secretary of State John Kerry to his national security team as Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, signaling that the climate crisis will be a top priority for the Biden-Harris administration.

In response to this historic announcement, LCV President Gene Karpinski released a statement that says, in part, "President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris campaigned and won on climate and environmental justice, and today’s announcements make clear once again that their administration will prioritize international climate action on day one." Read the full statement here.
 
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• The Energy 202: So, how much did climate change matter in the 2020 election?
  The Washington Post, November 18, 2020 — ...key to his victory," Gene Karpinski, head of the League of Conservation Voters, which backed Biden, told reporters earlier this month....
• What Does a Biden Presidency Mean for the Outdoors?
  Backpacker Magazine, November 16, 2020 — ...aimed at conserving the environment and natural resources. The League of Conservation Voters, which endorsed him for president in this...
• These are the dream candidates to lead Biden's EPA, according to environmental groups
  Mic, November 16, 2020 — ...an EPA administrator. Tiernan Sittenfeld, the senior vice president of government affairs at the League...
• These freshman House Republicans might actually care about climate change
  Grist, November 16, 2020 —...have voted against climate bills far more often than they've voted for them, according to the League of Conservation Voters' ...

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