Justin Kwasa · [email protected]

February 14, 2020 at 5:13 PM

A Valentine's Day Card for YOU, from LCV

This Valentine's Day, show some love for your community.         Happy Valentine's Day, Friend! Today is about showing love and appreciation — and what better way to celebrate than by showing some love for your community! One of the best ways to do that is to make sure you s…

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  LCV Rapid Response · [email protected]

February 13, 2020 at 3:25 PM

TIME SENSITIVE... Trump outlines massive cuts at EPA, Interior Department

The story is just breaking. We need to respond quickly.           This story is still developing… The Trump administration has just announced its official federal budget proposal for the year. It includes a 26% cut to the EPA and deep cuts to National Parks programs at the In…

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  Captain Donald Lawson · [email protected]

February 12, 2020 at 8:48 PM

I plan to be the first African American to set a world record sailing around the globe -- and I'm doing it with 100% clean energy!

Black leadership in action         This February, LCV is honoring and uplifting Black leaders within the environmental movement. We're spotlighting Captain Donald Lawson — an LCV member, long-time sailor, educator, and community leader. Captain Lawson is working to become th…

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  Gene Karpinski · [email protected]

February 11, 2020 at 3:56 PM

DEVELOPING...Trump to auction off Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante

National monuments in jeopardy: Trump has finalized plans to permit drilling, mining, and grazing.           DEVELOPING… Last week, Trump's Interior Department finalized its plans to permit drilling, mining, and grazing in Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante. These are …

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  League of Conservation Voters · [email protected]

February 9, 2020 at 6:28 PM

Celebrate Black leadership in the environmental movement

Black history is American history     Friend — February is a time when we collectively honor Black history in the United States — from the painful to the triumphant — and when we lift up Black leaders. As a member of the environmental movement — a movement whose leadersh…

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  LCV Rapid Response · [email protected]

February 7, 2020 at 3:33 PM

BREAKING: Trump greenlights drilling and mining in Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante. We need you on this.

Please read this today.           Friend — the Trump administration has JUST officially approved drilling and mining in Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante. This move threatens some of America's most majestic landscapes and sacred cultural sites. The damage will be irre…

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  Vinnie Wishrad · [email protected]

February 4, 2020 at 8:19 PM

wow. Wow. WOW! We did it!

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.           Wow. The final number of new and renewed League of Conservation Voters members is 11,555 — and that means we were able to unlock a donor gift of $500,000. The influx of members and the donor gift is a huge boon at the exact moment we…

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  Brooke Still · [email protected]

February 3, 2020 at 11:17 PM

Trump or an anti-environment senator: Take the quiz to guess which climate denier said what!

Trump's not the only climate change denier in Washington DC         For the past four years, Trump has made it clear that he is the Climate Denier in Chief, friend. But he's not alone — anti-environment senators from across the country have had many shocking climate-denying mo…

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  LCV Deadline · [email protected]

February 1, 2020 at 11:59 PM

The final membership deadline is at midnight. We haven't heard from you yet.

Please, please, please — open this email (and respond!) today.       Friend — at the beginning of the month, a donor put up a $500,000 challenge to fund environmental campaigns — if 10,000 LCV members pitched in too. We were given one extra day to reach the goal — with just a few hour…

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  Gene Karpinski · [email protected]

February 1, 2020 at 3:00 PM

LCV Membership Deadline EXTENDED: One. More. Day.

Please, please, please — open this email (and respond!) today.       Friend — at the beginning of the month, a donor put up a $500,000 challenge to fund environmental campaigns — if 10,000 LCV members pitched in too. The deadline was last night at midnight. We're still 85 short of th…

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  LCV Deadline · [email protected]

January 31, 2020 at 3:42 PM

Your LCV Member Status: [PENDING]. Today is the deadline.

Friend - tonight is the deadline to renew your membership. It's just $5.           Friend — at the beginning of January, a major donor announced they would put up a $500,000 gift to run pro-environment campaigns in 2020. The catch: it only kicks in if 10,000 LCV members pitch …

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  LCV Rapid Response · [email protected]

January 30, 2020 at 3:40 PM

MEMBERSHIP DEADLINE: Friend, we haven't heard from you yet. Renew your LCV membership before tomorrow (it's only $5):

We're approaching our urgent end-of-month deadline.           Friend — we're up against our biggest goal of the year tomorrow, and I'm hoping you can help us out. Here's where things stand: A major donor has put up a $500,000 gift for the League of Conservation Voters to run…

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  Matthew Davis, LCV Legislative Director · [email protected]

January 29, 2020 at 5:33 PM

HUGE ORGANIZING PUSH IN HOUSE: Funding for parks program in jeopardy - we need to move quickly

Land and water conservation coming up for a vote:           Friend — here's the situation: The Land and Water Conservation Fund was set up to take revenue generated from offshore oil and gas projects to support land and water conservation. Energy companies pay $900 million in…

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  Gene Karpinski · [email protected]

January 27, 2020 at 6:27 PM

Protections for our streams and wetlands have just been officially gutted. Organizing effort underway -- we need your help.

This will be one of the most damaging decisions of Trump's presidency           DEVELOPING… in the midst of the impeachment trial this past week, the Trump administration officially finalized a rule to strip clean water safeguards for small streams and wetlands all over the co…

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  LCV Rapid Response · [email protected]

January 24, 2020 at 3:07 PM

Please read: "Forever chemicals" found in drinking water of dozens of major U.S. cities

Open this today - we need to move quickly.           This story is still developing. A report released this week found toxic PFAS chemicals in the drinking water of dozens of U.S. cities where if had not been previously recorded: places including Miami, the New York City metr…

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  Gene Karpinski · [email protected]

January 23, 2020 at 3:01 PM

(!) H.R. 5598: Protect the most-visited wilderness in the US -- vote could come quickly. We need you on this.

This is urgent - please, read this today.           Friend — this is moving quickly through the House. Last week, a bill was introduced to ban copper sulfide mining in the watershed of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northern Minnesota. In late 2018, the Trump a…

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  LCV Rapid Response · [email protected]

January 22, 2020 at 3:31 PM

BREAKING: Trump attacks climate activists, calling them "perennial prophets of doom." Fight back now:

Please, open this today.       Friend — At the Davos Economic Forum this past weekend, President Trump attacked climate activists, referring to people like you and me as "perennial prophets of doom." He made this attack while Australia is on fire and we all just experienced the second…

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  LCV Policy Team · [email protected]

January 20, 2020 at 2:36 PM

Friend - did you see this? Trump's announcement on water protections - this is MAJOR news

We have to stop him. Please, open this today.       Friend — we wanted to make sure you saw this: Trump is set to reveal one of the most harmful announcements of his presidency, gutting crucial safeguards for half of our wetlands and millions of miles of streams. The best thing you …

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  LCV Rapid Response · [email protected]

January 20, 2020 at 1:11 AM

BREAKING: Trump to gut clean water protections. This is huge.

This is urgent - please, read this today.           BREAKING ... earlier today, Trump announced he will soon remove protections for roughly half of the country's wetlands and millions of miles of streams, many of which feed into our drinking water. This comes after a move ear…

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  Gene Karpinski · [email protected]

January 18, 2020 at 3:15 PM

URGENT: Trump to remove protections for half of the country's wetlands and millions of miles of streams (read this today)

This could be one of Trump's most dangerous proposals yet.           Friend — we've just gotten word that as soon as this weekend, Trump will announce the removal of environmental protections for roughly half of the country's wetlands and millions of miles of streams. The chan…

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  Vinnie Wishrad · [email protected]

January 17, 2020 at 4:56 PM

VICTORY: One step closer to protecting our drinking water from toxic PFAS pollution

This is a big deal for our families' health           This is big news, friend. Thanks to the work of LCV supporters like you, the pro-environment House just passed the PFAS Action Act. We are one step closer to tackling the toxic water crisis impacting millions of families a…

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  LCV Policy Team · [email protected]

January 16, 2020 at 3:16 PM

Friend: Trump is gutting the National Environmental Policy Act

With corporate polluters spending millions, we need your support more than ever.           Friend — last week, the Trump administration announced its plan to gut the National Environmental Policy Act, a bedrock environmental law requiring federal agencies to do impact studies …

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  LCV Policy Team · [email protected]

January 15, 2020 at 5:37 PM

URGENT: Climate change would no longer be a consideration for federal projects - we need your help

This could be the most far-reaching environmental decision of Trump's presidency.           STORY STILL DEVELOPING ... Last Thursday, in what is set to be one of the most damaging and far-reaching environmental decisions of this presidency, the Trump administration officially…

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  Gene Karpinski · [email protected]

January 13, 2020 at 7:42 PM

DEVELOPING... "Sell all BLM lands East of Mississippi"

We have to stop this guy.           Friend — this is bad. Trump has just extended the position for William Pendley — the temporary head of the Bureau of Land Management — who'd famously argued to "sell all BLM lands E. of the Mississippi." He's an adamant climate change deni…

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  LCV Policy Team · [email protected]

January 12, 2020 at 3:10 PM

Help. Help. Help. Trump just fast-tracked Keystone XL, mining permits

Trump just gutted our bedrock environmental protections           Friend — this is devastating. The League of Conservation Voters is learning more and more about the fallout of the Trump administration's Thursday announcement on the proposed gutting of the National Environmen…

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  Gene Karpinski · [email protected]

January 10, 2020 at 3:01 PM

They actually did it. Trump proposes gutting the National Environmental Review Act -- please, read this today

This is huge. The floodgates on polluting projects are open.           DEVELOPING... yesterday morning, the Trump administration officially announced its proposal to gut the National Environmental Review Act, such that agencies will no longer have to consider climate change w…

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  LCV Rapid Response · [email protected]

January 8, 2020 at 5:46 PM

BREAKING ... White House to federal agencies: IGNORE all climate change considerations

We have to fight back - Trump just gutted our bedrock environmental protections           BREAKING: It has been reported that the Trump administration will officially release new proposed rules tomorrow for federal agencies to ignore climate change considerations as part of e…

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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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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'…

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  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 …

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  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…

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  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 …

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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 …

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  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…

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