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  Gene Karpinski · [email protected]
June 28, 2021 at 6:47 PM

URGENT: A Trump-appointed judge just reopened oil and gas leases across the country. We need your help

[time sensitive]           Friend — time is running out for us to reach our end-of-month membership goal. Now is not the time to come up short — here's why: Earlier this month, a Trump-appointed federal judge officially overturned President Biden's executive order halting all …
  Membership Team @ LCV · [email protected]
June 26, 2021 at 1:43 PM

This is serious: Biden halted new oil and gas leases. A federal judge just overturned his order.

Time sensitive           Friend — earlier this week, we reached out with the news that a Trump-appointed federal judge in Louisiana blocked the Biden administration's halt on new oil, gas, and coal drilling leases. This is going to trigger an all out-rush by the oil and gas i…
  LCV Membership Team · [email protected]
June 25, 2021 at 3:01 PM

Happy Pride Month!

        Hi Friend, June is Pride Month, and around the world the LGBTQ+ community and allies are celebrating in a variety of ways. LCV is proud to stand in solidarity with our LGBTQ+ family and members, and to recognize their ongoing work in the fight for equality. Did you kn…
  LCV Rapid Response · [email protected]
June 24, 2021 at 3:38 PM

This is huge >> BREAKING: House vote imminent on climate action

Senate has already passed the bill           Friend — the House of Representatives is voting this week on whether to overturn a Trump rule that effectively freed oil and gas companies from requirements to reduce dangerous methane pollution. This House vote is the final step —…
  LCV Rapid Response · [email protected]
June 22, 2021 at 11:34 PM

Please read: Trump-appointed judge blocks Biden order halting new oil and gas leases

DEVELOPING           DEVELOPING... a Trump-appointed federal judge in Louisiana has just blocked the Biden administration's halt on new oil, gas, and coal drilling leases. The ruling will take effect immediately, nationwide, allowing these leases to move forward. One of Biden…
  Vinnie Wishrad · [email protected]
June 21, 2021 at 8:56 PM

UPDATE: Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante, and Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monuments -- there's a real shot at restoring protections -- you have to read this

Triple Match [Active]           Friend — news is circulating that Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has recommended that President Biden restore full protections to Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante, and the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument — a move th…
  Membership Team @ LCV · [email protected]
June 18, 2021 at 2:57 PM

Open this today: They're trying to cut climate change from the Infrastructure bill -- this is bad, really bad

Negotiations still underway           Friend — we're reaching out today to ask you to renew your membership as part of our Summer Membership Drive. All it takes is $5, and here's why it's SO important right now: Last week, infrastructure negotiations between the Biden adminis…
  Gene Karpinski · [email protected]
June 17, 2021 at 4:07 PM

BREAKING: Deb Haaland recommends restoring protections for Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante

Confidential reports have just come out           Friend — reports are circulating that Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has issued a confidential report recommending that President Biden restore protections to Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments. These …
  Gene Karpinski · [email protected]
June 16, 2021 at 11:53 PM

Join us tomorrow in recognition of Juneteenth

            Hi Friend, This Saturday is Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day and Emancipation Day. It honors the end of slavery in the United States, which, as Vann R. Newkirk II wrote in The Atlantic, "celebrates liberty in America as it actually is: delayed." Specifically,…
  Gene Karpinski · [email protected]
June 15, 2021 at 2:49 PM

DEVELOPING...climate change bill WILL move forward -- we need to get to 50 votes

NEGOTIATIONS BREAK DOWN           DEVELOPING… earlier this week, negotiations over the American Jobs Plan broke down as Republican senators attempted to strip environmental investments from Biden's infrastructure package. Everyone in the environmental movement needs to be fol…
  Gene Karpinski · [email protected]
June 13, 2021 at 2:49 PM

DEVELOPING...negotiations break down between Biden and GOP over climate change -- this is urgent

Help protect clean energy investments with a triple-matched donation           Friend — earlier this week, negotiations between GOP senators and the Biden administration broke down over the American Jobs Plan — a once-in-a-generation opportunity to tackle climate change and cr…
  Johana Vicente · [email protected]
June 12, 2021 at 5:01 PM

Electric School Buses = Healthy Kids

Help protect kids today!         Friend, Tomorrow is National Children's Day, and we're celebrating with one last push to protect children from dirty diesel school buses. The Biden-Harris Administration needs to build back better for our kids and ensure a #CleanRide4Kids to…
  Gene Karpinski · [email protected]
June 10, 2021 at 10:04 PM

Fight to PERMANENTLY protect the Arctic. This is in your hands. [triple match open]

Don't miss this moment           Friend — June is the start of LCV's Summer Membership Drive. This might be our most important one yet. The Biden administration has just suspended all oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, stalling one of Trump's final ac…
  Gene Karpinski · [email protected]
June 8, 2021 at 5:53 PM

Friend LCV Membership: [PENDING] -- renew today. It only takes $5 right now

Please -- give this a look           Friend — last week, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced a temporary moratorium on drilling leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, declaring that leases that were issued in the final days of the Trump administration had "multipl…
  Justin Kwasa · [email protected]
June 5, 2021 at 5:06 PM

Event Invite: The Attack on State Voting Rights and the For the People Act

Join us Tuesday, June 8th           Hi friend, We are excited to invite you to join us on Tuesday, June 8th at 7:00pm ET for a Teach in/Townhall with multiple organizations in the environmental community (including Sierra Club, Greenpeace, and Environmental Defense Fund) regar…
  LCV Rapid Response · [email protected]
June 4, 2021 at 4:58 PM

BREAKING: Biden suspends oil and gas leases in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

[RESPONSE REQUESTED]           DEVELOPING… the Biden administration has just suspended all oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, undoing one of Trump's final acts in office. This is huge. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland declared that Trump's leasing progra…
  Leslie Hinkson · [email protected]
June 3, 2021 at 9:17 PM

Tell your Representative: Justice can't wait. The time for reparations is now.

Pass H.R. 40, because we can?t build power for people and our planet without justice         Tell Congress: Pass H.R. 40 Now H.R. 40, a landmark bill to create a federal commission to study slavery and its lingering effects, is a first step toward reparations for African Am…
  Leslie Hinkson · [email protected]
June 3, 2021 at 5:59 PM

Tell your Representative: Justice can't wait. The time for reparations is now.

Pass H.R. 40, because we can?t build power for people and our planet without justice         Tell Congress: Pass H.R. 40 Now H.R. 40, a landmark bill to create a federal commission to study slavery and its lingering effects, is a first step toward reparations for African Am…
  Leslie Hinkson · [email protected]
June 3, 2021 at 5:59 PM

Why we?re signing on in support of a federal commission on reparations for African Americans -- and why you should take action too

Pass H.R. 40, because we can?t build power for people and our planet without justice         Tell Congress: Pass H.R. 40 Now H.R. 40, a landmark bill to create a federal commission to study slavery and its lingering effects, is a first step toward reparations for African Am…
  Gene Karpinski · [email protected]
June 1, 2021 at 7:57 PM

Your LCV Monthly Top 5 Newsletter

          "There is no small town, big city, or rural community that is unaffected by the climate crisis. Americans are seeing and feeling the impacts up close, with increasing regularity." — Michael S. Regan, Environmental Protection Agency administrator Dear Friend, As…
  Gene Karpinski · [email protected]
May 31, 2021 at 2:40 PM

[DEADLINE] Please, read this right away -- millions of clean energy jobs are at stake

Not on track to meet our goal, donate and your gift will be matched           Friend, Today is the deadline to show your support for President Biden's American Jobs Plan — which would be the most important environmental legislation in decades. We've set a $100,000 fundraisin…
  Gene Karpinski · [email protected]
May 28, 2021 at 2:40 PM

THREAT TO PUBLIC LANDS: More lawmakers backing Boebert's 30x30 Termination Act -- this is time sensitive

[RESPONSE REQUESTED]           Friend — we have a concerning update on the status of Rep. Lauren Boebert's 30x30 Termination Act. If passed, this legislation would scrap Biden's 30 by 30 plan — an effort to work collaboratively with local communities to double the amount of pr…
  Jennessa Agnew · [email protected]
May 27, 2021 at 5:09 PM

URGENT ACTION NEEDED: Call your representative now to demand passage of a FULL American Jobs Plan

Our day of action for our climate and economic recovery begins now         DAY OF ACTION: CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE NOW AND DEMAND A BOLD AND AMBITIOUS AMERICAN JOBS PLAN It's time for Congress to pass the full American Jobs Plan — NOT the watered-down alternative infrastruct…
  Tiff & Casey at LCV · [email protected]
May 26, 2021 at 9:01 PM

May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM) -- take action to #StopAsianHate and support AAPI communities today

#StopAsianHate           Hi friend, May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM), and LCV is uplifting Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities in the United States and celebrating their rich heritage. AAPIs are an integral part of this country's histo…
  Gene Karpinski · [email protected]
May 24, 2021 at 5:45 PM

Land conservation plan in serious jeopardy -- [ response requested ]

Friend -- we need to hear from you!           Friend — I hope you've been following this — Rep. Lauren Boebert, who has supported QAnon conspiracies and has ties to militia groups, recently introduced the 30 x 30 Termination Act. The bill is designed to scrap the Biden admin…
  LCV Rapid Response · [email protected]
May 23, 2021 at 2:43 PM

[RESPONSE REQUESTED] 30 x 30 Termination Act from Rep. Lauren Boebert

Time sensitive           Friend — last week, we reached out with news that Rep. Lauren Boebert, who has supported QAnon conspiracies and has ties to militia groups, introduced the 30 x 30 Termination Act. The bill is designed to scrap the Biden administration's 30 by 30 plan…
  Sammi Sluder · [email protected]
May 22, 2021 at 7:03 PM

New women's t-shirt design from the LCV Shop

Ladies, this one is for you - check out the LCV Shop's newest tee           There is no Planet B, friend. It's time to heal our planet and protect the future for our families, our communities, and our children. The LCV Shop's newest tee is a celebration of the power of women…
  Sammi Sluder · [email protected]
May 22, 2021 at 2:31 PM

New women's t-shirt design from the LCV Shop

Ladies, this one is for you - check out the LCV Shop's newest tee           There is no Planet B, friend. It's time to heal our planet and protect the future for our families, our communities, and our children. The LCV Shop's newest tee is a celebration of the power of women…
  Gene Karpinski · [email protected]
May 21, 2021 at 6:53 PM

[RESPONSE REQUESTED] Oil industry trying to remove clean energy from infrastructure investment bill -- this is urgent

This is our chance for real climate progress           Friend — this is urgent. Congress's vote on the American Jobs Plan-inspired investments package is looming, and we're witnessing a last-minute push by oil and gas CEOs to narrow the definition of infrastructure to just "…
  Gaby Blanco · [email protected]
May 19, 2021 at 11:36 PM

Urge President Biden to Ditch Diesel

Clean Buses=Healthy kids!         Friend, Our children are breathing in toxic air on their way to school. Our nation's school buses — which are primarily outdated dirty diesel vehicles — are putting schoolchildren at risk of respiratory illnesses. That's 25 million children w…
  Gene Karpinski · [email protected]
May 18, 2021 at 3:44 PM

URGENT: Biden's clean energy plan is facing trouble. We have the fix -- you have to read this

Make a matched gift NOW to bring us over the finish line.           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 trans…
  Brooke Still · [email protected]
May 16, 2021 at 2:36 PM

Take Action: Tell Burger King to remove toxins from their packaging ASAP

10,000 signatures needed today       Friend — thousands of LCV supporters like you have spoken out, but Burger King is STILL refusing to remove PFAS toxins from their packaging. McDonald's, Chipotle, Taco Bell, and other restaurant chains have pledged to stop using PFAS because these d…
  LCV Rapid Response · [email protected]
May 15, 2021 at 2:28 PM

The 30 x 30 Termination Act -- this is bad, really bad

Time sensitive       We're reaching out because we need your help. Earlier this month, the Biden administration outlined the details for its 30 by 30 plan — an effort to more than double land conservation in this country. Read our original email below — this is truly one of the most im…
  LCV Rapid Response · [email protected]
May 14, 2021 at 5:49 PM

Open today: House still needs to vote to overturn horrible Trump methane rule -- we need to hear from you

Timing here is critical, Friend           Friend — we reached out earlier this week with the news that the Senate successfully voted to overturn a Trump order that had effectively freed oil and gas companies from being required to detect and repair methane leaks. This is big. …
  Gene Karpinski · [email protected]
May 12, 2021 at 7:27 PM

Senate voted 52-48 to reverse Trump rule on emissions -- House vote coming soon

[RESPONSE REQUESTED] Time sensitive           DEVELOPING… the Senate has voted 52-48 to restore restrictions on the emissions of methane, reversing a Trump order from his final months in office. The vote passed under the Congressional Review Act — a law allowing Congress to r…
  Gene Karpinski · [email protected]
May 11, 2021 at 9:55 PM

EPA to slash super-pollutant HFCs by 85% -- this is huge

Developing news, Friend           Friend — the Biden-Harris administration has just proposed a rule to slash super-pollutant HFCs 85% over the next 15 years — turning around a rule at lightning speed in order to implement the law passed at the end of 2020. Hydrofluorocarbons, …
  League of Conservation Voters · [email protected]
May 8, 2021 at 5:55 PM

Every day is Earth Day sale happening now!

Only a few shirts left!             Friend — Just because Earth Day is over, it doesn't mean that we're done fighting for our Earth. Check out our Every Day is Earth Day sale and grab our last few Earth Day shirts before they're gone!           This email …
  Justin Kwasa · [email protected]
May 7, 2021 at 6:04 PM

Sign Today: Congress must pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act

We need 5,000 signatures for our day of action         TAKE ACTION NOW: TELL CONGRESS TO PASS THE JOHN LEWIS VOTING RIGHTS ACT Tomorrow is a nationwide day of action in support of the John Lewis Voting Rights Act — a bill to expand voting and civil rights. Following …
  Justin Kwasa · [email protected]
May 7, 2021 at 6:04 PM

Sign Today: Congress must pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act

We need 5,000 signatures for our day of action         TAKE ACTION NOW: TELL CONGRESS TO PASS THE JOHN LEWIS VOTING RIGHTS ACT Tomorrow is a nationwide day of action in support of the John Lewis Voting Rights Act — a bill to expand voting and civil rights. Following record-b…
  Gene Karpinski · [email protected]
May 5, 2021 at 2:32 PM

Want to help protect 440 million acres of land? Open this email today

[RESPONSE REQUESTED]           Friend — yesterday we reached out with the news that a major announcement is expected on Biden's 30 by 30 plan to conserve 30 percent of the lands, waters, and ocean in our country by 2030. We're calling on a response from every LCV member right…
  LCV Rapid Response · [email protected]
May 4, 2021 at 2:33 PM

DEVELOPING...Announcement imminent to accelerate land conservation in the US -- [Friend: RESPONSE REQUESTED]

Time sensitive           DEVELOPING… LCV's policy teams have gotten a heads up that a major announcement is imminent on Biden's 30 by 30 plan to conserve 30 percent of the lands, waters, and ocean in our country by 2030. This could be big. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has be…
  Gene Karpinski · [email protected]
May 1, 2021 at 3:08 PM

Biden's First 100 Days

There's still time: urge the Senate today to vote for removal           Dear Friend, Today marks the 100th day of the Biden-Harris administration. To celebrate this milestone, LCV has taken stock of what the president has already accomplished and outlined what we hope the adm…
  LCV Rapid Response · [email protected]
April 30, 2021 at 2:35 PM

DEADLINE: The most important climate fight in decades -- and we haven't heard from you yet

Friend?           We reached out earlier with the major news that Biden had committed the U.S. to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half — nearly double what we originally committed to under the Paris agreement. We're now facing down a once-in-a-generation chance to seriously t…
  Brooke Still · [email protected]
April 29, 2021 at 2:52 PM

Tell Congress: The time to stop toxic chemicals is NOW

Clean water and healthy communities can't wait         Tell Congress: Our Communities Deserve Protection From Toxic Chemicals Dangerous PFAS chemicals make their way into our bodies from our drinking water and the everyday products in our homes. We must demand that Congress …
  Brooke Still · [email protected]
April 29, 2021 at 2:52 PM

Tell Congress: The time to stop toxic chemicals is NOW

Clean water and healthy communities can't wait         Tell Congress: Our Communities Deserve Protection From Toxic Chemicals Dangerous PFAS chemicals make their way into our bodies from our drinking water and the everyday products in our homes. We …
  Gene Karpinski · [email protected]
April 28, 2021 at 2:33 PM

Please read today: Massive effort underway to cut emissions in half

This is time sensitive           DEVELOPING… last week, President Biden officially committed the United States to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% by 2030. That's nearly double what we had committed to when we first signed onto the Paris Climate Agreement durin…
  Johana Vicente · [email protected]
April 27, 2021 at 2:25 PM

Take Action For Clean Buses

Demand clean air for healthy niños!         Friend, As niños across the country return to in-person learning, we can't help but think about the 25 million of those niños who will also return to daily exposure to toxic diesel pollution coming from their school buses. Riding t…
  LCV Rapid Response · [email protected]
April 26, 2021 at 4:04 PM

BREAKING: Deb Haaland revokes a dozen Trump orders harming the environment

This is huge           BREAKING: Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has just taken action to revoke multiple Trump-era orders, including orders designed to fast-track offshore oil and gas leases. She has also issued an order to strengthen enforcement of the National Environmental…
  Brooke Still · [email protected]
April 23, 2021 at 5:45 PM

Quick signature needed: Tell Biden and Congress to restore protections for the Arctic from drilling

This is urgent -- Arctic National Wildlife Refuge must be protected         Take Action: Demand Legislative Protection for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge We need President Biden and Congress to stand with the Gwich'in people, whose way of life could be destroyed forever,…
  Brooke Still · [email protected]
April 22, 2021 at 6:19 PM

Bigger than the Paris Climate Agreement

This Earth Day show support for international climate action         SIGN NOW: SHOW SUPPORT FOR HISTORIC CLIMATE ACTION Today, on Earth Day, world leaders are gathering to commit to bold climate action. President Biden already set the bar high with a commitment to reduce the…