Natural Resources

Promote an environment beneficial to life through the protection and wise management of natural resources in the public interest.

Wastewater Treatment

Submitted by Dearborn-Dearborn Heights in August 2021.

Position

Clear goals should be set for a wastewater management system with measurable outcomes and enforcement of local ordinances and resolutions.

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Gainesville Sun Op-Ed Article: Climate change responses must rest on principles of environmental justice

Submitted by Alachua County in August 2021.

News

The League of Women Voters of Alachua County supported the Gainesville City Commission’s 2018 commitment to 100% renewable energy and its 2019 Proclamation of a Climate Emergency. League members, like others in the community, recognized the potential health, economic, quality of life, and social and environmental justice benefits of a rapid transition from fossil to renewable energy.

Submitted by Alachua County in July 2021.

Blog Post

July 16, 2021

Fellow League Members,

Summer is quickly moving along. I hope all of you are relaxing a bit but also keeping up with League issues.

Tri-League Kickoff 2021

Keynote Speaker: Christian Horvath
Redondo Beach City Council Member, District 3/
SBCCOG Transportation Committee Chair

Submitted by in June 2021.

Event Date:

07/22/2021 - 11:30am

Sarah Dehart Faltico, program coordinator for the Climate + Energy Project, will be our speaker. She will share how a systems-based approach can provide tools to effect change and build community power through civic engagement.

The LWVBA observer reports for the Bay Area Air Quality Management District are posted here as they become available. Note that they are posted in reverse chronological order, with the most recent posted at the top.

view of bay water with sailboat and Alcatraz

The observer reports from the Regional Water Quality Control Board are added here as they become available.

Submitted by Alachua County in June 2021.

Blog Post

June 15, 2021

Graphic of transit and aviation infrastructure in Wisconsin.

Wisconsin’s Aviation Report Card grade is C+ (between good: adequate for now & mediocre: requires attention) and Transit’s Report Card grade is D+ (between mediocre and poor: at risk).

The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin and the American Society of Civil Engineers - Wisconsin Section (ASCE-WI Section) collaborated on a project to educate Wisconsinites about the ASCE 2020 Infrastructure Report Card. The recordings of the presentations are linked below. Across Wisconsin, infrastructure grades range from D+ to a B, demonstrating a clear need for improvements.

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Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Wastewater Treatment

Gainesville Sun Op-Ed Article: Climate change responses must rest on principles of environmental justice

President's Message, July 2021

Tri-League Kickoff 2021

Building Community Power with the Kansas Climate CORE

Bay Area Air Quality Management District: Observer Reports

Regional Water Quality Control Board: Observer reports

President's Message, June 2021

Wisconsin's Transit and Aviation Infrastructure

Wisconsin’s Aviation Report Card grade is C+ (between good: adequate for now & mediocre: requires attention) and Transit’s Report Card grade is D+ (between mediocre and poor: at risk).

Study of Wisconsin's Infrastructure

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