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Americans Did Not Vote for Dirty Air and Polluted Water, But Congress Isn’t Listening

Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are expected to take up a slurry bills this week aimed at stripping away vital clean air and water protections that safeguard public health.

Congress Opens Alaska Wildlife Refuges to Extreme Hunting Interests

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In a move championed by Rep. Young and Senator Murkowski, the Senate today passed a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Alaska National Wildlife Refuges Rule. Voiding the rule undermines the management of public lands in Alaska, ceding control of wildlife management on national public lands to a narrow set of extreme hunting interests.

Sierra Club, California League of Conservation Voters, and LCV Action Fund Endorse Jimmy Gomez for California’s 34th Congressional District

Los Angeles, CA -- Today, the Sierra Club, the California League of Conservation Voters and the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) Action Fund announced their joint endorsement of Jimmy Gomez in the special election for California’s 34th congressional district, scheduled for April 4th.