Environmental scorecard: 2019 was “greatest legislative session” in a generation
By Ali Hibbs Albany, N.Y. — EPL/Environmental Advocates have released their annual scorecard of state legislators’ voting records on environmental issues. After years of disappointing results, the Legislature — dominated by Democrats after the 2018 election — managed to pass a series of significant environmental protections in 2019, and more than half of lawmakers in each chamber received perfect scores