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Many WI Lawmakers Make the Conservation Grade

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Tuesday, June 15, 2010   

MADISON, Wis. - It's report card time, not just for school children, but also for lawmakers in Wisconsin on dealing with conservation issues. The Conservation Scorecard report, released by the Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters today, carries some good grades and some challenges. The report says there are a lot more "conservation champions" in the Senate and Assembly this year, as is pointed out by Jennifer Giegerich, the Capitol liaison for the League.

"There were 41 legislators who got 100 percent voting records on conservation issues this session."

Nineteen pro-conservation bills passed both houses and were signed into law by the governor, but some important pieces of conservation legislation never made it. The league's disappointments include coming up short on global warming, protecting groundwater and drinking water, and re-establishing an independent Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources.

Giegerich says the scorecard is meant to be used as a resource by voters across the state when they are making their decisions.

"One of the reasons that we put out a Conservation Scorecard is so that voters who care about conservation issues can use this as a tool."

The average score in the state Senate was 71 percent, which was down from the historic high of 88 percent last session. The average Assembly score was 75 percent, which is the highest average score for the Assembly since the first Conservation Scorecard in 2001-2002.

The Scorecard is at www.conservationvoters.org


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