The Department of the Interior has proposed repealing protections for 13 million acres in the Western Arctic.
This year, in legislatures and governors’ offices across the country, we have already seen champions announce ambitious new plans and seek to “Trump-proof” climate goals. In the memo below we’ve laid out new state level clean energy legislation, proposed public transportation and electric vehicle investments, and actions taken to hold the biggest polluters accountable.
An oil and gas lease sale in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge received no bids from oil and gas companies.
In 2024, states continued to enact ambitious policies driving the U.S. transition to clean energy. In the League of Conservation Voters’ (LCV) latest annual Clean Energy For All: Clean Energy Success in the States report, we detail how 31 states made exciting clean energy progress in 2024 led by our affiliated organizations in the Conservation Voters Movement.
It is understandable for attention to be focused on the chaos and implications of the presidential election. But it is crucial to not overlook the number of victories for climate further down the ballot that show concrete progress is still happening today and present major opportunities for continued climate action in the future.
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