Resource Management & Protection

Resource Management & Protection

Promote the management of natural resources as interrelated parts of life-supporting ecosystems. Promote resource conservation, stewardship, and long-range planning, with the responsibility for managing natural resources shared by all levels of government. Preserve the physical, chemical and biological integrity of the ecosystem with maximum protection of public health and the environment.

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Stop Fracking in the Area around the Delaware River Basin

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Submitted by Delaware in September 2022.

Action Alerts

The Natural Resources Portfolio of the LWVDE Advocacy Corps is asking for your support to call upon the Delaware River Basin Commission to stop fracking in the area around the Delaware River Basin.

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The Perils of Plastics

The Perils of Plastics

Submitted by Westchester County in March 2022.

Event Date: 
Apr 13 2022 12:00 pm

Watch The Perils of Plastics webinar here.

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Climate Change Task Force News, Oct/Nov 2021

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Submitted by Orange Coast in October 2021.

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Effective and Achievable Climate Action by Cities

By: Grace Winchell, LWVOC Climate Change Task Force

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Climate Change Task Force News, September 2021

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Submitted by Orange Coast in September 2021.

News

My Electric Vehicle Shopping and Purchase

By: Paula Monroe, LWVOC Climate Change Task Force

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Distributed Energy Storage

Submitted by PASADENA AREA in February 2021.

News

One Step toward Reversing Global Warming

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Arroyo Seco Canyon Project: Increasing Water Supply to the Raymond Basin

Submitted by PASADENA AREA in January 2021.

News

The City of Pasadena Water and Power Department has proposed the Arroyo Seco Canyon Project to expand the set of basins for capturing and spreading streamflow in the upper portion of the Arroyo Seco.

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Book Corner: Rising

Submitted by PASADENA AREA in November 2020.

News

We welcome your reviews of books that • were published within the past three years • do not advocate for a political party or politician • do address issues supported by the League, and • intrigued you enough that you want to share them.

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Sustainable Communities

Submitted by Benton-Franklin Counties in November 2020.

Position

Sustainable Communities
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Climate Change

Climate Change

 

Climate change is here and already changing our world. Bold climate action is needed now!

The evidence of climate change is all around us. More frequent and intense storms. Deadly heat waves and massive wild fires. Melting glaciers, rising sea levels and coastal flooding. These rapid and devastating changes highlight the urgent need for action — by all of us — as individuals and collectively — in our communities, at the state and federal levels, and internationally.

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NATURAL RESOURCES: Energy

Submitted by Lexington (MA) in August 2020.

Position

We support conservation of energy in the community.
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