How environmentally friendly is Washington’s congressional delegation?
The following was submitted by Environment Washington. Today, Environment Washington is releasing our annual scorecard on Washington’s congressional delegation—documenting the lawmakers’ environmental votes over the past two years. These scorecards are an important tool to educate the public about the voting records of their elected officials and to help citizens learn who is an environmental champion and who is a natural disaster. Washington’s congressional delegation was successful in getting legislation enacted to create the first wilderness area in the state since 1984. Above, Sky Peaks in the Wild Sky Wilderness.Nordique via FlickrEnvironment Washington tracked the votes cast on seven key environmental bills in the Senate, ranging from an economic recovery bill that allocates $80 billion to clean energy investment to legislation that protects our coasts from offshore drilling. In the House of Representatives, decisions made on 15 environmental bills were scored, including legislat
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