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Dear Friend,

Earlier this month, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law, the most significant action Congress has ever taken to address climate change.
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Though this legislation has provisions that we strongly oppose - including some that could harm communities near fossil fuel leasing and infrastructure, which LCV will continue to fight against - it contains nearly $370 billion in transformative investments for clean energy, energy security, and environmental justice. [link removed] These investments will: Put our country on a path to reduce carbon emissions by roughly 40% by 2030. Create millions of good-paying clean energy jobs. Invest $60 billion into communities most harmed by pollution, including low-wealth communities and communities of color who disproportionately bear the impacts of pollution and climate change. Save families up to $1,800 per year on their energy bills. This monumental achievement did not happen by accident. With the support of donors like you, LCV has been organizing and advocating for more than a decade [link removed] to press leaders to take bold action on the existential crisis of climate change. We helped build a coalition of support across the country and in Washington, D.C. and the political will to get this passed.

So how did we do it? This month's LCV Top 5 Newsletter breaks down the top five strategies we used to get the most significant climate bill in history passed through Congress and signed into law.

1.) Grassroots Organizing
Grassroots activism is the bedrock of all successful movements. LCV has been able to ensure the passage of federal, state, and local climate legislation because of our ability to quickly mobilize and engage tens of thousands of supporters across the nation through our Climate Action programs and partnerships with 30+ state affiliates. This base of grassroots support was critical to passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. In 2021, LCV and our state affiliates launched a nationwide Climate Action Now campaign [link removed] - the largest grassroots federal advocacy campaign that we have ever executed - in support of the passage of ambitious climate legislation. Over 18 months, we knocked on over 575,000 doors, activated tens of thousands of people who displayed yard signs and volunteered, engaged 27,000 businesses, and held 400 events with federal and local leaders to demand climate action now. This visible, vocal, and relentless grassroots activism in Congress members' home districts and states gave them the support they needed to pass legislation that gives humanity a real chance to avoid climate catastrophe and create a more sustainable world for future generations.

"Without [LCV's] outside mobilization, we would not have been this successful" in passing the Inflation Reduction Act - Speaker Nancy Pelosi, August 2022

Rounding out the Top 5

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THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO RIGHT NOW
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For years, LCV has fought (and won!) against attempts to expand offshore drilling. But a new round of drilling leases in our federal waters is now under consideration. If Big Oil gets its way, they'll be able to drill in new waters and lock our nation into decades of fossil fuel pollution and dependency. This puts our coastal communities, marine life, public health, and the climate at risk of destruction and devastation.

To help protect our communities, climate, and oceans, the best thing you can do right now is submit a comment to the Department of the Interior to keep Big Oil out of public waters. Click here to submit your comment now. [link removed]

Shop Corner

It's been a long road to arrive at passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), by far the most important action Congress has ever taken to address climate change. Still, there is more to do. While the IRA is critical to reaching our climate goals, it also includes potentially detrimental provisions designed to benefit the still-too-powerful fossil fuel industry, which could have particularly harmful impacts on Indigenous communities, communities of color, and other communities on the front lines of fossil fuel extraction.

Just as LCV is committed to building the clean energy future that this historic bill makes possible, we are committed to pushing back on more leasing, drilling, pipelines, and other measures that perpetuate environmental racism and fuel the climate crisis. Grab LCV's Climate Action Now Unisex tee [link removed] (available in women's cut as well) and support the movement to continue this critical fight.
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