This Earth Day, Congress must stand up for people and the planet

Washington D.C.– In honor of Earth Day, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) released the following statement from President Pete Maysmith:

“This Earth Day, the stakes couldn’t be clearer or more personal. While families across the country are struggling with higher costs, Trump is making it all worse and taking us backwards by propping up dirty, expensive fossil fuels, and has set in motion a global energy crisis that is driving costs even higher. Just this week he’s handing billions of dollars to coal and other polluting industries, using the emergency he created to justify it. Meanwhile Congressional Republicans are spending Earth Day weakening the Endangered Species Act and clean air protections. This Earth Day, we demand that elected officials at all levels of government stand up for our communities and the planet by supporting the deployment of clean, affordable energy that can help bring down skyrocketing energy costs and reduce the pollution that are making our families and the planet sick.”

For more information about how state leaders are fighting back against federal attacks see our recent reports on clean energy deployment, how mayors are lowering energy costs, and Governors’ plans to lower energy costs.

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