By John Roach Environmental issues such as clean air and water sway voters, according to polling data compiled by the League of Conservation Voters. Clean air and water bask in the campaign spotlight that was once the province of taxes, social security and Medicare, according to the League of Conservation Voters, which wants to secure a leading role for the environment in election year 2000.
Concerns are health issues like clean air and water.
A central mission of the campaign is to show voters the connection between environmental issues they care about, such as global warming, urban sprawl and wilderness protection, and the politics that govern those issues. A lot of citizens care about water and air but don't make the connection. To make the connection, the web site is loaded with questions for citizens and the media to ask candidates as well as analysis and commentary on how environmental issues are intertwined with politics. The idea is to arm citizens and the media with the right prompts to get candidates at all levels to present their vision for the environment. Since the LCV's education fund views the media as crucial to communicating information on where candidates stand on the issues, the site is geared to help reporters in particular.