by Georgia Conservation Voters | Feb 18, 2021 | Environmental Justice, Federal Updates, Land & Wildlife
With the inauguration of the new Biden administration, there has been significant movement in addressing the threats of climate change and environmental harm. We’ve seen the nomination and confirmation of pro-environmental cabinet members, including Pete Buttigieg and...
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 | 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...
by Georgia Conservation Voters | Apr 13, 2020 | Energy & Climate, Environmental Justice, Federal Updates, Press & Media
For Immediate Release, April 13, 2020 Contact: Jean Su, Center for Biological Diversity, (415) 770-3187, jsu@biologicaldiversity.org Chandra Farley, Partnership for Southern Equity, (404) 538-6236, cfarley@psequity.org Jackie Filson, Food & Water Action, (860)...
by Georgia Conservation Voters | Mar 12, 2020 | Federal Updates, Press & Media
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 12, 2020 Contact: Abraham Park, Georgia Conservation Voters, abraham@gcvoters.org, 313-509-8263 Georgia Conservation Voters Announces Delegation Scores from LCV’s 2019 National Environmental Scorecard Atlanta, Georgia — Georgia...
