DEVELOPING… Congress is preparing for a vote on President Biden's American Jobs Plan. This could be the most important environmental plan in decades — a real chance to build a clean future for America's transportation and energy infrastructure.

We expect the vote to be extremely close. With razor-thin majorities in the House and Senate, we can't afford to lose any votes in either chamber.

And that's the problem — the oil and gas industries are running a well-funded pressure campaign to try and flip enough votes to block environmental investments — and we're worried it's working, the plan is facing trouble.

We need your help to make sure lawmakers hear the other side. We just ran a poll showing OVERWHELMING support for clean energy, good-paying union jobs, and environmental justice. We're seeing these results everywhere — including 78% support in Senate swing states.

Lawmakers need to see this, friend — but that's only going to happen if we can raise hell during negotiations in the lead-up to these votes.

We are asking LCV members to step up today. We've set a $100,000 fundraising goal before the end of May, and a group of donors has agreed to triple every contribution. We're looking for a response from every LCV member right now:

If you ARE in a position to pitch in right now, a group of donors has put up a match fund to triple every contribution through the end of the month. Even $5 is enough to make a difference »

If you are NOT in a position to pitch in financially — can we ask you to do one quick thing instead? Just click here to let us know, and we'll stop asking for now »

We cannot continue to delay action that will bring clean energy, jobs, and environmental justice. The time to put Americans back to work reversing the pace of climate change is NOW.

We ALL need to step up if we're going to have any shot at winning these votes. We're asking for your help because the stakes are massive right now — and the truth is, there are SO many ways your contribution will make a difference:

1. We are flooding lawmakers' offices with demands that we conserve 30 percent of America's lands and waters by 2030. This effort will stem fossil fuel extraction on public lands, a practice that currently generates A QUARTER of America's greenhouse gas emissions. Trump opened many public lands to drilling, mining, and logging in hopes that he could hand out sweetheart deals to his polluter cronies at the expense of the country's most cherished ecosystems and cultural sites. Stand with us to show Big Oil CEOs that our public lands are not for sale or exploitation »
2. We are lobbying the House to act following the Senate's historic vote to overturn a Trump order that let companies turn a blind eye to methane leaks at their facilities. It is urgent that we reverse this policy as quickly as possible. Methane pollution is responsible for 25 percent of the climate change we are experiencing today and along with other leaked pollutants creates serious health risks including neurological, reproductive, developmental, respiratory and other health problems such as cancer. Help us restore the EPA's power to enforce common sense safeguards against harmful methane pollution »
3. We are building grassroots support in swing districts across the country behind the Biden-Harris administration's plan to slash super-pollutant hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, by 85% over the next 15 years. These industrial gases, commonly used in cooling applications such as AC and refrigerators, are extremely potent and do great damage when released into the atmosphere. Over a 20 year period, these gases are 3,790 times more damaging to the climate than carbon dioxide! We need your support to combat Koch-backed think tanks and polluting industries who oppose this common sense rule »
4. Finally, we are making LCV members' voices heard on Capitol Hill by demanding that Congress pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, which would combat the disenfranchisement of communities of color that disproportionately suffer from the impacts of pollution and climate change. Across the country, Big Oil and their polluter allies are financing efforts to remove Americans' democratic rights and preserve their own grip on power. Right now, you can triple your impact in support of the fight to protect democracy in the United States »

The list of the challenges facing all of us who support a cleaner, healthier, and more just future is daunting. But I know that polluters would not be overtime if success wasn't within our reach! Please consider making a 3X matched gift today to keep us in the fight »

Thank you for standing with us.

Gene Karpinski
President
League of Conservation Voters