LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS for LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Supported designation of the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary. Supported increased funding for endangered species in FY23. Opposed new funding for CCS, blue hydrogen, and other petrochemical derived fuels. Supported strong management practices for the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument. Urge the DOA and DOI to ensure that projects being funded under section 40803 of the IIJA meet the requirement to prioritize maintenance and respiration of old growth standards policies. Supported designation of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument as a national marine sanctuary. Urge the Bureau of Land Management to implement a Sagebrush Sea Reserve Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) Network. Urge NOAA to renew the nomination of the proposed national marine sanctuary in the Mariana Islands. Opposed ConocoPhillips massive Willow oil and gas project in Alaskas Western Arctic. Urge President Biden to further elevate climate change in all U.S. government engagement with Mexico. Supported efforts to electrify the US Postal Service fleet.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Environment/Superfund ENV

Urged EPA to strengthen methane safeguards. Support Congressional passage of the Environmental Justice for All Act. Support Representative Grijalvas RESPECT Act (H.R. 3587) to enhance tribal consultation. Urged the Biden administration to build on PFAS progress when finalizing the FY23 budget. Supported additional National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analysis for each sale in the proposed quarter one 2022 lease sales.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 3587 (117th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Urged the EPA to revise its definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act. Supported efforts urging the EPA to set the strongest possible Heavy Duty Trucks Rule Urged the EPA to prioritize communities of color and low wealth communities for water infrastructure spending under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Urged the EPA to prioritize green infrastructure and climate resiliency when implementing water infrastructure spending under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Urged EPA to reduce the harms of lead pollution through the Lead Strategy.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Natural Resources NAT

Supported the proposed Forest Service mineral withdrawal of 225,378 acres of Superior National Forest lands in the watershed of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Voyageurs National Park. Supported the development of a new American Conservation and Stewardship Atlas. Supporting efforts to designate Avi Kwa Ame and Castner Range as National Monuments. Opposed the National Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management using condition-based management. Supported passage of final FY22 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development appropriations bills. Supported the protection of and access to lands and recreation opportunities through the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and addressing priority repair projects through the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund (LRF). Supported increased funding for FY23 for the National Conservation Lands and Cultural Resources accounts at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Supported prohibition of federal funds in FY23 being used to pay for, subsidize, design, study, or construct roads for logging in the Tongass National Forest or any other roadbuilding-related activity there that is not expressly permitted under the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. Support BLM taking action to reduce methane emissions from public lands.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Government Issues GOV

Supported Congressional passage of H.R. 40- the Commission to Study and Develop Reparations Proposals for African-Americans Act. Supported clarification of Senate rules for a 50-50 Senate. Supported inclusion of ocean and climate provisions in the America COMPETES Act Urged the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to explore the need for additional supervisory measures to respond to climate risk. Supported the Senate companion to H.R. 4848 to repeal the REAL ID Act waiver authority for the border wall. Supported increased funding for legal representation for immigrant adults and unaccompanied children, and decreased funding for immigration detention, and to reduce case backlogs and enhance citizenship programs. Supported Congressional passage of FY22 Appropriations. Supported Congressional action to eliminate the filibuster and to pass voting rights legislation. Supported Congressional passage of H.R. 5746, the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act. Supported Congressional passage of H.R. 5314, the Protecting Our Democracy Act. Supported Congressional passage of S.51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act. Supported Congressional passage of S. 443, the DISCLOSE Act. Supported Congressional passage of H.R. 7489, the Time Off to Vote Act. Supported Congressional action to reform the Electoral Count Act. Supported Congressional action to establish a code of ethics for the U.S. Supreme Court. Supported Congressional investigation of ethics concerns regarding Justice Clarence Thomas. Supported confirmation of Dale Ho to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Supported confirmation of Nancy Abudu to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Supported confirmation of Judge Michelle Childs to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Supported confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 443 (117th), H.R. 40 (117th), S. 51 (117th), H.R. 5314 (117th), H.R. 4848 (117th), H.R. 5746 (117th), H.R. 7489 (117th)