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  Gene Karpinski · [email protected]
January 5, 2020 at 3:31 PM

PLEASE READ: Trump will redefine "habitat" under the Endangered Species Act

If we don't act now, we could lose some of our best tools for saving endangered species.           BREAKING: The Trump administration is beginning its second wave of attacks on the Endangered Species Act. Friend — the Interior Department has just announced it will narrow…
  Julie Jimenez · [email protected]
January 4, 2020 at 4:22 PM

Are you ready to get counted in the 2020 census?

Make your new year's resolution getting counted in the 2020 census         URGENT ACTION NEEDED: Census data shapes OUR future. You have the power to help strengthen our democracy.   TAKE THE PLEDGE           The Trump administration has been working ove…
  LCV Rapid Response · [email protected]
January 3, 2020 at 3:28 PM

BREAKING: Scientist advisors to EPA pushing back against Trump -- this is BIG

The Trump administration is trying to steam roll their own science advisors.           This story is still developing. In the final hours of 2019, the Science Advisory Board at the EPA released a scathing critique of the Trump administration's attempted rollbacks of envir…
  Tiffany Hsieh · [email protected]
January 2, 2020 at 4:25 PM

This is our last chance to address the climate crisis. Are you with us?

What we do next will decide the future of our planet.         A NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION TO SAVE OUR PLANET   2020 is our last, best hope to address the climate crisis. We need you with us to build a strong, diverse, people-powered movement. Will you pledge to get involved and…
  Pita Juarez · [email protected]
January 1, 2020 at 4:05 PM

FW: Chispa is about building power: Watch our new video

2019 in video!         Friend — Chispa has had one of its most exciting years yet, building power in Latinx communities and communities of color across the country. With the help of moms, students, and local leaders, our Chispa teams spent 2019 advancing climate justice, improv…
  Vinnie Wishrad · [email protected]
December 31, 2019 at 11:20 PM

[3X MATCH]: Midnight deadline. 2020 will be a HUGE year for climate. Please chip in:

Major votes beginning in the first days of the new year: Friend -- There are just a few hours left in 2019 and our work to tackle the climate crisis starts at 12:01am. Make no mistake - 2020 will be the biggest year for climate action in history. The League of Conservation Voters and our mi…
  Gene Karpinski · [email protected]
December 31, 2019 at 3:13 PM

🔵%%FIRST NAME%%: Before midnight, triple your impact for the environment.

Major votes beginning in the first days of the new year:         Friend — midnight is a major fundraising deadline here at LCV — and right now, we're still $8,000 away from our funding goal. Meeting that goal matters. In just a few days, Congress will return from recess and we'…
  Gene Karpinski · [email protected]
December 31, 2019 at 3:12 PM

🔵%%FIRST NAME%%: Before midnight, triple your impact for the environment.

Major votes beginning in the first days of the new year:         Name:   | Email: [email protected] | Triple Match Status: [ACTIVE]   Friend — midnight is a major fundraising deadline here at LCV — and right now, we're still $8,000 away from our funding goal. Meeting that goal …
  Elizabeth Jacob · [email protected]
December 30, 2019 at 3:41 PM

Why do you think our Earth is worth fighting for?

We want to hear your story.             Our stories have power, friend. As an LCV supporter, I know you are dedicated to advancing climate justice, protecting your family's health, and making sure our lands are safeguarded from President Trump and Big Polluters. I know that c…
  LCV Rapid Response · [email protected]
December 29, 2019 at 3:12 PM

DEVELOPING... EPA attempting to remove appeals process for industrial pollution permits. We have to stop them -- read this today.

This cannot sneak under the radar.         Name:   | Email: [email protected] | Triple Match Status: [ACTIVE]   Friend — in a cynical attempt to pass this under the radar, in the middle of the holidays, the Trump administration announced its new policy to eliminate the public's …
  LCV Membership Team · [email protected]
December 28, 2019 at 6:42 PM

2019 victories for justice

A few examples of commitment to build a more just and equitable world for all.   Friend, As we reflect today on what we've accomplished together in 2019, we want to share some of our work from the past year to advance racial justice and equity. Today and every day, al…
  Gene Karpinski · [email protected]
December 27, 2019 at 3:15 PM

BREAKING STORY OUT OF EPA: Oil and gas operators can "self audit" their emissions with no penalties

Nearly 1 million oil and gas wells are now regulating themselves         Name:   | Email: [email protected] | Triple Match Status: [ACTIVE]   Friend — in an astonishing decision, the EPA has just announced that they will allow oil and gas well operators to "self audit" their emi…
  Gene Karpinski · [email protected]
December 27, 2019 at 3:12 PM

BREAKING STORY OUT OF EPA: Oil and gas operators can "self audit" their emissions with no penalties

Nearly 1 million oil and gas wells are now regulating themselves         Friend — in an astonishing decision, the EPA has just announced that they will allow oil and gas well operators to "self audit" their emissions. Now nearly 1 million oil and gas wells can police themselves…
  Brooke Still · [email protected]
December 26, 2019 at 3:43 PM

RE: Developing story: Trump's advisors pushing for strip malls in OUR National Parks

You need to read this.       I want to make sure that you saw Julie's message from a few days ago, friend. We recently learned that Trump's advisors want to allow food trucks, coffee shops, and even Amazon deliveries inside our national parks. Interior Secretary Bernhardt and Trump a…
  Julie Jimenez · [email protected]
December 24, 2019 at 3:23 PM

Developing story: Trump's advisors pushing for strip malls in OUR National Parks

National Parks should be accessible for all         URGENT ACTION NEEDED: Corporate interests could put our National Parks at risk. Trump's advisors want to open treasured parks to privatization, more commercial development, and even Amazon deliveries at campsites. We must a…
  Gene Karpinski · [email protected]
December 23, 2019 at 3:13 PM

Read this: Goldman Sachs backs out of financing Arctic drilling - we need your help to keep up the pressure

This is a big step towards stopping drilling in the Arctic.         Friend — this is big. After an extensive pressure campaign led by the Gwich'in people and our environmental allies to protect the Arctic Refuge, we have some major news: Goldman Sachs just announced they will n…
  LCV Rapid Response · [email protected]
December 22, 2019 at 3:00 PM

Help. Help. Help. Protections against "forever chemicals" just got dropped - we need to move quickly

This is a big step towards stopping drilling in the Arctic.         Friend — late last week, the Trump administration killed safeguards to protect against highly dangerous polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFAS is a class of nearly 5,000 chemicals that are widely used in consu…
  LCV Rapid Response · [email protected]
December 22, 2019 at 2:58 PM

Help. Help. Help. Protections against "forever chemicals" just got dropped - we need to move quickly

This is a big step towards stopping drilling in the Arctic.         Name:   | Email: [email protected] | Triple Match Status: [ACTIVE]   Friend — late last week, the Trump administration killed safeguards to protect against highly dangerous polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFA…
  Elizabeth Jacob · [email protected]
December 21, 2019 at 4:00 PM

14 companies failing to keep our families safe from toxic chemicals

Last minute holiday shopping? Read this before you go         STOP TOXIC CHEMICALS FROM ENTERING YOUR HOME: Some of the biggest U.S. retailers are failing to do even the bare minimum to keep dangerous chemicals out of their products. Sign the petition and tell the 14 worst of…
  Gene Karpinski · [email protected]
December 20, 2019 at 8:31 PM

URGENT: Congress misses chance to act on toxic chemical limits -- we need your help

This is bad, really bad.         Friend — this is bad: Congress just missed a major opportunity to regulate toxic PFAS chemicals — and we need to work quickly to make sure our shot doesn't slip away entirely. The best thing you can do right now to help is to make an emergency y…
  LCV Rapid Response · [email protected]
December 18, 2019 at 11:24 PM

DEVELOPING...Trump administration redefines what air the EPA can protect

This is bad, really bad.         Name:   | Email: [email protected] | Triple Match Status: [ACTIVE]   Friend — this story is still developing. Andrew Wheeler, Trump's EPA administrator, quietly submitted a major change in EPA policy earlier this month. He's redefined "ambient a…
  LCV Rapid Response · [email protected]
December 18, 2019 at 11:23 PM

DEVELOPING...Trump administration redefines what air the EPA can protect

This is bad, really bad.         Friend — this story is still developing. Andrew Wheeler, Trump's EPA administrator, quietly submitted a major change in EPA policy earlier this month. He's redefined "ambient air" in such a way that power plants, factories, and other facilities …
  Brooke Still · [email protected]
December 17, 2019 at 11:17 PM

This is outrageous: Prius and Bolt makers just sided with Trump's decision to gut a dozen states' clean car standards

Companies that pride themselves on sustainability can't get away with this.         TIME TO TURN THE PRESSURE UP ON AUTOMAKERS: General Motors, Fiat Chrysler, and Toyota (the maker of the Prius!) just sided with Trump's decision to attack California and 12 other states' fuel…
  Vinnie Wishrad · [email protected]
December 17, 2019 at 12:37 AM

HUGE response. Don't miss out. Just FIVE hours left to help stop climate change this holiday season.

Plus your last chance to get a Save the Snowflakes ornament!       Friend — the response to the LCV Shop has been overwhelming! Since yesterday morning, hundreds of gifts that help LCV fight climate change were ordered by supporters like you. There are only five hours left until the …
  Sammi Sluder · [email protected]
December 16, 2019 at 3:39 PM

This is your last chance to order environmental gifts for the holidays

Plus LCV's new Clean Energy Future kid's tee!       Hi friend. LCV Shop items are moving quickly, and I want to make sure you have a chance to make a positive impact this holiday season. My note from yesterday explains why the LCV Shop is a good alternative for gifts that are sustaina…
  Sammi Sluder · [email protected]
December 15, 2019 at 5:29 PM

SHIPPING DEADLINE: Shopping for someone who cares about climate change? This is the last chance.

Don't miss out. Time is running out to support climate action for the holidays           Shipping deadline is TOMORROW, December 16. Order now to make sure your environmental gifts arrive in time for the holidays » Friend — If you're anything like me, you want to make a posit…
  Gene Karpinski · [email protected]
December 13, 2019 at 2:15 PM

ALERT: Arctic permafrost is melting -- scientists report climate crisis is accelerating

This is a bombshell -- the 2019 Arctic Report Card is terrifying.         Name:   | Email: [email protected] | Triple Match Status: [ACTIVE] Friend — a huge new climate bombshell has just dropped. The new 2019 Arctic Report Card reports that carbon is now being released in mas…
  Gene Karpinski · [email protected]
December 13, 2019 at 2:13 PM

ALERT: Arctic permafrost is melting -- scientists report climate crisis is accelerating

This is a bombshell -- the 2019 Arctic Report Card is terrifying.         Friend — a huge new climate bombshell has just dropped. The new 2019 Arctic Report Card reports that carbon is now being released in massive quantities from the melting Arctic permafrost. As the ground th…
  Elizabeth Jacob · [email protected]
December 12, 2019 at 9:43 PM

BREAKING: Trump's advisors want our National Parks to look more like strip malls?!

We can’t let this happen to OUR public lands.         BREAKING: Trump’s advisers want food trucks, coffee shops, and even Amazon deliveries inside our national parks. We need to act quickly to stop the Trump administration from making our national parks look more like strip…
  Elizabeth Jacob · [email protected]
December 11, 2019 at 5:57 PM

Only DAYS left to keep clean energy tax credits from expiring - tell Congress to act NOW

This is our BEST chance to pass a pro-climate bill in Congress by the end of the year.         DEADLINE 12/20: We have an opportunity to make sure the 2020 government funding bill helps us curb fossil fuel use and solve the climate crisis. Urge Congress to extend and update…
  Elizabeth Jacob · [email protected]
December 8, 2019 at 3:12 PM

TELL YOUR SENATORS: No drilling in Chaco Canyon

10,000 messages needed to protect our public lands.         DRILLING ALERT: Drilling in Chaco Canyon would risk the health of Indigenous communities, destroy our cultural heritage, and forever damage beautiful ancient structures. Send a message to the Senate to stop all fu…
  Brooke Still · [email protected]
December 6, 2019 at 6:33 PM

We need 1,324 more comments from your state to keep logging out of the Tongass Forest

Our largest National Forest could soon be razed to the ground.           Friend — A few weeks ago, Trump announced a horrifying rollback of protections that would open Alaska's virgin Tongass National Forest to unprecedented logging and development projects. Logging companies …
  Brooke Still · [email protected]
December 6, 2019 at 2:11 PM

19,806 comments short of our 30,000 comment goal to protect the Tongass Forest

Our largest National Forest could soon be razed to the ground.           Friend — A few weeks ago, Trump announced a horrifying rollback of protections that would open Alaska's virgin Tongass National Forest to unprecedented logging and development projects. Logging companies …
  Sammi Sluder · [email protected]
December 5, 2019 at 6:35 PM

⏰ The clock is ticking for $5 shipping before the holidays.

The LCV Shop is a great way to live your environmental values during the holiday season.           Don't compromise your environmental values this holiday season. Get responsibly sourced gifts that support climate action from the LCV Shop + $5 shipping through the end of Decemb…
  Vinnie Wishrad · [email protected]
December 4, 2019 at 4:08 PM

The results are in - Giving Tuesday donation unlocked!

Success!             Friend — I have some exciting news to share: Thanks to thousands of LCV donors, we hit our Giving Tuesday Challenge goal and unlocked a donation of $100,000 for LCV and our work in 2020. This is huge! A donation like this makes a huge difference in LCV's fig…
  [email protected] · [email protected]
December 3, 2019 at 11:59 PM

LAST CHANCE: Giving Tuesday deadline - 73 DONATIONS SHORT

Open this and chip-in before midnight tonight. Please, we need your help.         URGENT: MIDNIGHT DEADLINE FOR GIVING TUESDAY CHALLENGE There are just a few hours left until the Giving Tuesday deadline, and we're still 73 contributions short of unlocking a $100,000 gift. …
  [email protected] · [email protected]
December 3, 2019 at 1:30 PM

IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT THIS GIVING TUESDAY, THIS IS THE EMAIL TO OPEN

This is your chance to help the environmental movement on Giving Tuesday.         Friend — we're facing a bit of a crisis this Giving Tuesday — and I'm hoping you can help us out. Here's the situation: A major donor has put up a $100,000 challenge gift to run pro-environment c…
  [email protected] · [email protected]
December 2, 2019 at 3:53 PM

URGENT: Friend - we're falling short on a goal (please read this - only takes a minute!)

Yikes         Friend — tomorrow is Giving Tuesday, and we're coming up short on a major deadline. Here's the situation: A donor has put up a massive $100,000 challenge gift for the League of Conservation Voters to run environmental campaigns in 2020. The catch is that we only g…
  [email protected] · [email protected]
December 1, 2019 at 4:22 PM

Stopping Keystone. Saving the Grand Canyon. Defending science itself. Open this today for a chance to do all three.

We're not on track to hit our goal for Giving Tuesday ? that?s bad, really bad.         Friend — yesterday we shared the news that a donor put up $100,000 for the League of Conservation Voters to keep up our fight for the environment if (and only if) 1,500 LCV supporters pitch …
  Gene Karpinski · [email protected]
November 30, 2019 at 3:33 PM

Wow. Wow. Wow. Really big announcement about Giving Tuesday (open this today)

Holy. Moly. League of Conservation Voters just got challenged in a BIG way.         Friend — big news over here: A major donor just issued a $100,000 gift challenge for the League of Conservation Voters for Giving Tuesday. That's huge — it would help fund major environmental c…
  Elizabeth Jacob · [email protected]
November 29, 2019 at 5:01 PM

Going Black Friday shopping? You might want to read this first.

We need 1,500 activists to speak out against toxic TVs         Best Buy is selling TVs that are coated with outdated, hazardous chemicals. We need everyone's help to keep families safe from toxic chemicals: Sign the petition and tell Best Buy to take dangerous TVs OFF their …
  Elizabeth Jacob · [email protected]
November 29, 2019 at 1:09 PM

You won't believe the dangerous chemicals that could be in YOUR TV...

We need 1,500 activists to speak out against toxic TVs         Best Buy is selling TVs that are coated with outdated, hazardous chemicals. We need everyone's help to keep families safe from toxic chemicals: Sign the petition and tell Best Buy to take dangerous TVs OFF their …
  LCV Membership Team · [email protected]
November 28, 2019 at 3:39 PM

A few of the stories that made us grateful this year

Stories of hope, justice, and the fight to build a better world.   Thank you, friend. Today and everyday, all of us at the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) are honored to have dedicated advocates like you as a part of our community. We can't say it enough: None of o…
  Gene Karpinski · [email protected]
November 27, 2019 at 4:01 PM

BREAKING: Following spill, American Petroleum Institute issues demand to White House to gut environmental review process

Oil and Gas Industry is breathing down the White House's neck. Help LCV fight back.         Friend — Late Friday, the American Petroleum Institute, which lobbies for the biggest oil and gas polluters, sent a letter to the White House pressuring Trump to clear the way for new pi…
  LCV Rapid Response · [email protected]
November 26, 2019 at 4:58 PM

🔊 Chilling EPA proposal to disallow use of science in policymaking - read this before it’s too late

Science itself is at stake here. We need your help.         Friend — We're seeing a massive response since we reached out following the leak that the Trump administration was preparing to block science from being used in policymaking at the EPA. The plan could virtually end mean…
  LCV Rapid Response · [email protected]
November 26, 2019 at 4:57 PM

🔊 Chilling EPA proposal to disallow use of science in policymaking - read this before it’s too late

Science itself is at stake here. We need your help.         Friend — We're seeing a massive response since we reached out following the leak that the Trump administration was preparing to block science from being used in policymaking at the EPA. The plan could virtually end mean…
  Jim Yablonski · [email protected]
November 25, 2019 at 3:56 PM

Don't miss out on our 2019 Environmental Gift Guide

Plus LCV's new Clean Energy Future kid's tee!       Did you see Sammi's email on Saturday, friend? The LCV Shop's 2019 Holiday Gift Guide is one of the best options for getting environmental gifts for everyone on your list. We have plenty of new products to choose from, including our…
  Matthew Davis, LCV Legislative Director · [email protected]
November 24, 2019 at 3:02 PM

LEAK: Bureau of Land Management slashing staff, preparing to gut environmental protections

You have to read this.         Friend — the League of Conservation Voters just learned — via an internal email leak — that the Bureau of Land Management is moving quickly to increase oil and gas drilling on federal lands. This push by Trump appointees is an attempt to dismantle…
  Matthew Davis, LCV Legislative Director · [email protected]
November 24, 2019 at 3:01 PM

LEAK: Bureau of Land Management slashing staff, preparing to gut environmental protections

You have to read this.         Friend — the League of Conservation Voters just learned — via an internal email leak — that the Bureau of Land Management is moving quickly to increase oil and gas drilling on federal lands. This push by Trump appointees is an attempt to dismantle…
  Sammi Sluder · [email protected]
November 23, 2019 at 6:33 PM

Make an impact this holiday season with our new holiday gift guide

LCV's new environmental gift guide has something for everyone on your list         NOT YOUR AVERAGE GIFT GUIDE The LCV Shop is more than an online store. It's a way for you to show your environmental values and support climate action. This holiday season, you can feel good a…