DEVELOPING… the new class of Congress is set to meet next week, and with the House set to be under Republican control, they’re pushing quickly to make a dirty energy package their first bill out of the gate. Please, make an urgent year-end contribution to help us block this bill. Even $5 is enough to help >>

Friend, — this could be really, really bad. We’ve just received word on what to expect and it includes:

• Major expansions offering up public lands for fossil fuel production. 
• A green light on restarting construction of the Keystone XL pipeline (despite the massive failure and oil disaster from the existing Keystone pipeline). 
• A provision to tie the Biden Administration’s hands from blocking drilling leases.

The bill is also expected to completely gut the environmental review processes required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). This is the law that requires environmental impact studies for projects like pipelines, highways, and drilling on public lands — and gives affected communities the chance to give input on these projects.

The truth is — blocking these kinds of bills comes down to grassroots pressure. Campaigning. Flooding House and Senate office with calls, letters, and emails. Meetings with House champions and Senate leaders. As we stare down a major year-end fundraising deadline — we’re asking for your help. Can you make an urgent year-end contribution to LCV?

Help power our fight to protect climate action. We need to raise $25,000 to make our voice heard on Capitol Hill. Please make a gift today — even $5 helps.

I want you to know — this is a fight we can win. I know because I’ve seen what we can achieve when the environmental movement organizes is a major way. Here are just a few examples of what you helped achieve this year:

• After a decade of work, we passed historic climate legislation — the Inflation Reduction Act — into law. This year, our nation made truly historic progress to protect people and the planet. In August, Congress passed and President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act, which contains roughly $370 billion in transformative investments for clean energy, energy security, and environmental justice. 
• You turned out to vote, expanding environmental leadership in the Senate and creating a “green wave” in the states. Voter support for candidates who back strong climate action was in abundant evidence this year, as against long odds, political headwinds, and historical trends, voters turned out and delivered a clear victory for climate and democracy in the 2022 elections.
• We expanded protections for public lands with the historic designation of Camp Hale–Continental Divide National Monument. After years of campaigning and pressure from the movement, President Biden designated Camp Hale–Continental Divide National Monument in Colorado, the first national monument his administration has declared — AND we expect President Biden to soon designate Avi Kwa Ame, or Spirit Mountain, as a National Monument in Nevada.

We need to keep this kind of work going — not just to block extremist Republican attempts to ramp up drilling, but to EXPAND clean energy, and to PROTECT clean air, clean water, and our communities and climate.

But that’ll only happen when we hear from people like you — people who know how high the stakes are for the planet. We can’t afford to wait.

Please — before the year ends, make your contribution. If everyone reading this email made a gift as small as $5, we’d blow through our $25,000 goal in minutes.

Thanks for everything that you do. We’ll be in touch soon with more opportunities to make a difference.

Onward,

Adam, Caitlyn, Alex, Annie, Krysten, Norita
LCV Membership Team