TRENTON — A new report gives New Jersey lawmakers poor marks as stewards of the environment. Environment New Jersey's biannual report shows the average state legislator's score dipped to 55 percent, a drop of 20 percent from the prior report. The group released scorecards today for the state Senate and Assembly, ranking eight environmental votes. Four lawmakers — Sens....
View of the Assembly Chamber at the Statehouse.TRENTON — A new report gives New Jersey lawmakers poor marks as stewards of the environment.
Environment New Jersey's biannual report shows the average state legislator's score dipped to 55 percent, a drop of 20 percent from the prior report.
The group released scorecards today for the state Senate and Assembly, ranking eight environmental votes.
Four lawmakers — Sens. Bob Smith and Shirley Turner and Assembly members Linda Greenstein and Peter Barnes — achieved perfect scores. Four others — Assembly members Alison McHose, Gary Chiusano, Jay Webber and now-retired Rick Merkt — scored zeros.
Environment New Jersey ranked votes on solar energy, development and energy savings bills.
Doug O'Malley, the group's field director, says the report card shows that there have been more attempts — some successful — to rollback environmental protections.
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