Your weekly resource to learn what the environmental movement is saying about the news of the day and the political fight of our generation. This week, we’re covering state officials making good on campaign promises to lower energy bills, and efforts from the federal government to pollute our air and water.

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.

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