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How Gerrymandering Silences the Environmental Vote

How Gerrymandering Silences the Environmental Vote

By Jeremy Deaton This year, state legislatures will redraw the electoral map. The GOP controls most state legislatures, and they are expected to draw congressional districts to favor Republicans, which will make it easier for them to win a majority of seats in the House of Representatives, even if they fail to win the most […]

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    How Gerrymandering Silences the Environmental Vote

    How Gerrymandering Silences the Environmental Vote

    By Jeremy Deaton This year, state legislatures will redraw the electoral map. The GOP controls most state legislatures, and they are expected to draw congressional districts to favor Republicans, which will make it easier for them to win a majority of seats in the House of Representatives, even if they fail to win the most […]

    Climate Change Is a Top Concern in 2020 Election

    Climate Change Is a Top Concern in 2020 Election

    The climate crisis is a major concern for American voters with nearly 40 percent reporting the issue will help determine how they cast their ballots in the upcoming 2020 presidential election, according to a report compiled by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. Of more than 1,000 registered voters surveyed on global warming, climate […]

    Sierra Club Alerts Voters to Top 10 ‘Fossil Fools’ to Oust in Midterm Elections

    Sierra Club Alerts Voters to Top 10 ‘Fossil Fools’ to Oust in Midterm Elections

    With the U.S. midterm elections just six weeks away, the Sierra Club launched a campaign Tuesday to boot ten leading “Fossil Fools” from office and replace them with more environmentally friendly alternatives. The “Fossil Fools 2018” campaign, spearheaded by the group’s Political Committee, targets Congressional Republicans running for reelection in November who have consistently voted […]