Washington, D.C. — The League of Conservation Voters (LCV), in partnership with state affiliates in the Conservation Voter Movement (CVM), is continuing their public education campaign on the disastrous impacts of the Big Ugly Bill with additional events, advocacy, and mobilizations that will be hosted in states across the country. This week, the campaign continues with additional events and rallies in today California, Arizona and Nevada. These events will engage constituents by delivering petitions, holding more events to come in additional states across the country and holding members of Congress accountable by urging them to stop increasing costs.

These events build on the more than 115 events LCV and state partners have already hosted across the country since the Big Ugly Bill passed. Since the start of the public education campaign last month, the League of Conservation Voters has also mobilized nearly 8,000 constituents through on-the-ground organizing in nine states. As a result, community members are taking action and sharing stories showcasing how Republicans in Congress who voted for the Big Ugly Bill are increasing costs for families across the country. The Big Ugly Bill raises costs across the board including healthcare, groceries, and utility bills, jeopardizes clean energy jobs, and guts critical programs that protect the health and safety of people.

“Families are struggling to make ends meet and cannot afford the rising costs that Congressional Republicans are making so much worse” said LCV Senior Vice President of Campaigns Sara Schreiber. “Republicans in Congress who voted for the Big Ugly Bill have broken their promise to their constituents to lower costs. They are siding with Big Polluters and other powerful billionaires and hurting working families by cutting widely supported investments and programs that mean energy, health care and grocery bills are going up. At a time of rising energy demand and extreme climate disasters, it makes no sense to block affordable clean energy solutions and roll back protections for our health and our environment. Our elected leaders should instead be investing in affordable energy solutions that work for us all and safeguard our communities, our planet, and future generations.”

“Our Latine and communities of color were already hurting before they passed this catastrophic legislation that will continue to raise our energy bills, make our air dirtier, impact our health,” said Chispa Arizona Executive Director Vianey Olivarría. “Our leaders who voted for these policies are responsible for the harm they are placing on all our families and neighborhoods.”

These events are part of LCV’s $4 million campaign in partnership with state affiliates to host rallies, town halls, phone banks, digital ads, partnering with local officials and content creators, canvassing and tabling, and on the ground field operations in more than fifteen states — including high-traffic canvassing and visibility events that elevate how the Big Ugly Bill increases costs for families and communities, jeopardizes hundreds of thousands of clean energy jobs, and puts peoples’ health and safety at risk. This campaign builds upon the $1.3 million digital and cable TV ad program the League of Conservation Voters launched in partnership with House Majority Forward and Climate Power across 11 Congressional Districts in July, focusing on Members of Congress who voted for the Big Ugly Bill.

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