LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS for LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS

Environment/Superfund ENV

Urge Senate EPW Committee so support Dr. Christopher Frey to lead EPAs Office of Research and Development Urge the FAA to allow the use of PFAS-free firefighting foams Urge the Biden administration to honor its commitments to meaningful consultation with Tribal Nations, and support both Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Gray Wolf Protection Urge Biden-Harris administration to support and help advance the priorities of tribal governments of St. Paul and St. George in the Pribilof Islands Urge Congress to support the Illegal Fishing and Forced Labor Prevention Act (H.R. 3075)

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

Bills named: H.R. 3075 (117th)

Government Issues GOV

Urge the House and Senate to pass the Build Back Better Act Urge Secretary Haaland (DOI) to support new hardrock mining rules Support H.R. 4848 Rescinding DHS Waiver Authority for Border Wall Act Support Senator Lujans Border Accountability, Oversight and Community Engagement Act Supported Martha Williams for Director of USFWS Urge Congress to condemn Rep Gosars violent video/tweet Support Jainey Bavishi as next Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere at the Department of Commerce Urge Senator Peters to hold a historic markup hearing on S.51 and pass the legislation out of committee Oppose any remaining border wall funding and associated construction projects Urge HHS to repeal the SUNSET rule in its entirety and do not support modifications in lieu of full removal. Support Jennifer Sung for US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Support S.2747, the Freedom to Vote Act Suport Myrna Perez for US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Support S.4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act Support H.R. 5314, the Protecting Our Democracy Act Support Dale Ho for US District Court for the Southern District of New York Support S.51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act Asked Congress to include direct pay provisions for residential solar power systems under section 25D of the tax code, which they eventually included in the most recent iteration of the Build Back Better Act. Urged Senators to reduce the increased proposed tax incentives for carbon capture at power plants and manufacturing under 45Q of the tax code. Urged Senators to support direct pay and refundability in the proposed clean energy tax incentive with the Build Back Better Act

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

Bills named: S. 4 (117th), H.R. 5314 (117th), H.R. 4848 (117th), S. 51 (117th), S. 2747 (117th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Urge congress to support forest conservation in the Reconciliation Bill (and the forest legacy program). Urge the CEQ to fully restore the 1978 CEQ NEPA regulations to facilitate robust participation in the NEPA process by vulnerable communities Urge President Biden and the Senate Appropriations committee to exclude the Sage-Grouse Rider from FY22 Final Bill Urge President Biden to cancel offshore oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico Urge DHS and DOI to immediately stop ongoing construction of the 13.4 miles of levee border walls in the Rio Grande Valley, restore excavated levees without building more walls, and cancel associated contracts Urged BLM to extend the comment period for oil and gas leasing proposals Urge Congress to support the designation of Chumash Heritage Sanctuary Urge the Biden administration to implement an ambitious US ocean climate action plan Urge congress to include a clean electricity performance program (CEPP) in the Build Back Better Act Urged the Biden Administration to move ahead with meaningful conservation and co-management in the Pribilof Islands marine ecosystem during the public comment period for the 5-year review of the St. George Unangan Heritage National Marine Sanctuary nomination. Urged U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to provide Polar Bears the full protections of the Endangered Species Act. The best-available scientific information demonstrates that the polar bear is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range due to climate change, and that other threats are increasing the species extinction risk

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

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Urge Congress to support S.1907, the Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act of 2021 Urged the U.S. Department of Energy to oppose creating a uranium reserve, which would be a wasteful attempt to artificially prop up a polluting, environmentally catastrophic industry at the expense of environmental justice communities, scarce western groundwater, and public land treasures.

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

Bills named: S. 1907 (117th)

Natural Resources NAT

Advise USGS to remove certain commodities like helium, potash, strontium, and rhenium from the Critical Minerals List (CML) Advise USGS to account for growing trends in circular economy, material recycling, and reuse in critical minerals list methodology Support expansion of NOAAs America the Beautiful initiative to result in science-based protections for the natural world that are inclusive of diverse communities, ambitious in scope, and durable in outcomes Urged the Senate to include nine important public lands provisions in the final National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022.These provisions would protect special places in Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, Washington and California totalling almost 1.3 million acres of wilderness.

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