In 1999, over a third of U.S. Senators (37) voted against the environment, the highest number since the League of Conservation Voters started tracking votes in 1970.
Deb Callahan, president of LCV says, “Rather than heading off environmental attacks, in 1999 the Senate spearheaded efforts to benefit special interests at the expense of the environment and taxpayers. While the House was not devoid of its share of anti-environment legislation, Republicans and Democrats alike did make an effort to block some of the anti-environment efforts of the Senate.”
Last year was the fifth consecutive year that Congressional environmental scores averaged below 50 percent (Senate: 41%; House: 46%). The League is especially concerned by the zero score earned by Senator Robert Smith (R-N.H.) who took over as chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works committee. He replaced environmental leader John Chafee (R-R.I.) (70% lifetime environmental average) who recently died.
The presidential profiles section on the LCV website offers insight into candidates’ environmental records and positions on such issues as public lands, endangered species,
energy and transportation, and more. These are in depth profiles.
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