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Two-Thirds Voters Face $900 Climate Cost, LCV Targets

6/12/2026

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The LCV Victory Fund announced it will target energy-bill voters with messages that affordable energy can cut expenses and that Republicans have blocked renewable power.
Law professor Kimberly Clausing reported families now pay $400-$900 more each year from climate impacts, over $1,300 in the hardest-hit counties.
A Yale survey found two-thirds of U.S. voters say global warming raises their cost of living, with most Democrats and moderate Republicans agreeing.

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The LCV Victory Fund announced it will target energy-bill voters with messages that affordable energy can cut expenses and that Republicans have blocked renewable power.
Law professor Kimberly Clausing reported families now pay $400-$900 more each year from climate impacts, over $1,300 in the hardest-hit counties.
A Yale survey found two-thirds of U.S. voters say global warming raises their cost of living, with most Democrats and moderate Republicans agreeing.