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However, lumber, chemical and plastics trade groups have lobbied to weaken the application of LEED guidelines in several southern states. In 2013, the states of Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi effectively banned the use of LEED in new public buildings, in favor of other industry standards that the USGBC considers too lax.<ref>{{cite news |title=Why Are Some States Trying to Ban LEED Green Building Standards? |url=http://www.citylab.com/design/2013/08/why-are-some-states-trying-ban-leed-green-building-standards/6691/ |newspaper=Bloomberg.com |date=28 August 2013 |access-date=2015-11-21 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122115401/http://www.citylab.com/design/2013/08/why-are-some-states-trying-ban-leed-green-building-standards/6691/ |archive-date=2015-11-22}}</ref><ref name="Blahut">{{cite news |last1=Blahut |first1=Chelsea |title=South Carolina Avoids LEED Ban Through Compromise |url=https://www.architectmagazine.com/technology/south-carolina-avoids-leed-ban-through-compromise_o |access-date=9 December 2022 |work=Architect Magazine |date=16 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Chemical Industry Attacks LEED: BuildingGreen Checks the Facts |url=https://www.buildinggreen.com/blog/chemical-industry-attacks-leed-buildinggreen-checks-facts |access-date=9 December 2022 |work=BuildingGreen |date=7 June 2012 |language=en}}</ref> LEED is considered a target of a type of [[disinformation attack]] known as [[astroturfing]], involving "fake grassroots organizations usually sponsored by large corporations".<ref name="Johnson">{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Sara |title=Beltway Astroturf Organization Sets Sights on Green Building |url=https://www.architectmagazine.com/design/beltway-astroturf-organization-sets-sights-on-green-building_o |work=Architect |date=March 6, 2014}}</ref>

Unlike model building codes, such as the [[International Building Code]], only members of the USGBC and specific "in-house" committees may add to, subtract from, or edit the standard, subject to an internal review process. Proposals to modify the LEED standards are offered and publicly reviewed by USGBC's member organizations, of which numberthere were 4551 as of almostOctober 66602023.<ref name="No. of LEED affiliated organizations">{{cite web |title=organizations {{!}} U.S. Green Building Council |url=https://www.usgbc.org/organizations |website=www.usgbc.org |access-date=1720 JulyOctober 20202023 |language=en |archive-date=9 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709185649/https://www.usgbc.org/organizations |url-status=live}}</ref>

USGBC's [[Green Business Certification Inc.]] (GBCI) offers various accreditations to people who demonstrate knowledge of the LEED rating system, including LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP), LEED Green Associate, and LEED Fellow.<ref name="Updated link for LEED professionals">{{cite web |title=LEED professional credentials {{!}} U.S. Green Building Council |url=https://www.usgbc.org/credentials |website=www.usgbc.org |access-date=17 July 2020 |archive-date=8 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708081711/https://www.usgbc.org/credentials |url-status=live}}</ref> GBCI also certifies projects pursuing LEED.