Washington, DC: In response to President Joe Biden’s decision not to seek re-election, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV)  issued the following statements:

“Today we celebrate President Biden’s unparalleled leadership to address the climate crisis and environmental injustices, supercharge the clean energy economy and restore America’s global leadership. Thank you, President Biden, for all you have done to transform our economy, create jobs, lower costs, protect clean air and water, preserve our public lands and invest in the communities that have historically powered our country and the communities of color and low-wealth communities that have been disproportionately burdened with pollution and climate impacts,” said former EPA Administrator and LCV Board Chair Carol M. Browner.  

“We are forever grateful to President Biden, the most pro-environment, pro-climate president ever and by far. The Biden-Harris administration has taken more than 300 actions to date to protect clean air and water, advance a just transition to a clean energy economy, address environmental injustice, and protect our public lands and waters. President Biden fought tirelessly for the historic investments in climate, clean energy, and environmental justice in the Inflation Reduction Act, the single biggest thing our country has ever done to address the climate crisis,” said LCV President Gene Karpinski.