by Georgia Conservation Voters | Oct 7, 2020 | Elections, Environmental Justice, Legislative
Environment Georgia and Georgia Conservation Voters released their 2019-2020 Georgia Environmental Scorecard last month, revealing which of Georgia’s legislators are champions in the fight against climate change, and which aren’t. The scorecard, which can be seen...
by Georgia Conservation Voters | Sep 28, 2020 | Elections, Energy & Climate, Environmental Justice, Federal Updates
It’s been two decades since a debate moderator asked a presidential candidate a direct question on climate change and 12 years since moderators posed a question on the crisis at all. In 2016, moderators didn’t ask a single question about the climate crisis during...
by Georgia Conservation Voters | Sep 22, 2020 | Democracy, Environmental Justice
Environmentalists should care deeply about redistricting. Redistricting is the process in which legislators and key stakeholders draw the lines of districts. Without proper representation in this process, issues like gerrymandering happen. This process impacts...
by Georgia Conservation Voters | Jun 11, 2020 | Democracy, Environmental Justice, Uncategorized
Join GCV as Executive Director Brionte McCorkle goes on air with Carrie Freeman on her podcast “In Tune to Nature.” Listen as she discusses how we live in a flawed society and how Brionte lays out the connection between racial injustice and the often...
by Georgia Conservation Voters | Jun 4, 2020 | Democracy, Elections, Environmental Justice, Federal Updates, Land & Wildlife, Legislative
Although COVID-19 continues to be ever present in the minds of voters and politicians, the legislative work continues in Washington D.C. as Congress continues to debate. We know it can be hard to remember what’s going on, so we wanted to give an update on current...
by Georgia Conservation Voters | May 5, 2020 | Air Quality, Energy & Climate, Environmental Justice, Federal Updates, Land & Wildlife, Water
Since taking office, the Trump administration has set in motion the rollback of nearly 100 environmental safeguards. Make no mistake — no matter what the president says to Congress, the Trump administration is denying climate change, taking us backwards on clean...
