Across the country, voters turned out to elect state and local leaders who will make enormous decisions to protect our environment and democracy. Our state affiliates invested all year to make sure environmental champions won these races.

Each month, LCV shares five stories about the impact of our work. This month, we’re focusing on the No Kings peaceful protests, holding congressional Republicans accountable for rising energy prices, state clean energy progress, celebrating 10 years of Chispa, and our innovative work with content creators on public lands.

States across the country are fighting to defend a free and fair democracy. LCV and our state partners in the Conservation Voter Movement have worked to secure legal protections for voters, lessen the damage of Trump’s Project 2025 agenda, and slow the creep of authoritarianism into state legislatures around the country. Here are the most important initiatives each state in the CVM has won this year.

Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans' attacks on clean energy have raised utility bills for people nationwide. In response, state leaders are advancing clean energy to lower energy costs and pollution. Here are the most important state laws and actions so far this year, and how LCV and our state partners in the Conservation Voter Movement helped make them happen.

Each month, LCV shares five stories about the impact of our work. This month, we’re focusing on how we opposed the Big Ugly Bill and what’s next — along with more than a dozen state-level clean energy wins, new commitments in Maine and Ohio, and new clean water protections in Texas.

This month, we’re celebrating states' efforts to lower energy costs by increasing renewable energy, holding utilities accountable, and more.

This month, we’re celebrating new bills introduced by climate champions in Congress, as well as big climate legislation and investment wins in six states across the country.

Each month, LCV shares five stories about the impact of our work. This month, we’re focusing on our collective impact as we defend public lands, protect and advance climate action, and strengthen our democracy. Meanwhile, LCV Action Fund is gearing up for the 2026 elections with its first round of House candidate endorsements.

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.