ENVIRONMENTAL VOTING GUIDE (US)

This environmental voters' guide for US state elections has voting links for all 50 states.

What have your congressional, state, and local elected officials been doing to promote clear air, water, and energy? How have they voted on environmental issues in general? Did they fund the widening of the Porkbarrel Parkway while cutting enforcement budgets? Find out! The US state environmental voters guide below provides links to voting information for green-minded voters in all 50 US states. Vote green!

Last Updated: October 2007

ALABAMA State Environmental Voters Guide

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Alabama State Government

• Alabama election information
  Comment -- No eco-oriented info, but a good resource to see what's on the election slate.

Additional Sites

Sierra Club -- Alabama Chapter

• General info on Alabama environmental issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• LCV's ratings for your US congressional delegation
• 2006 National Environmental Scorecard -- additional info and scoring methods

Alabama League of Environmental Action Voters

• General info on Alabama environmental issues
  (NOTE: The web site pointed to here is very out-of-date.)
• Address and phone number to contact the Alabama League of Environmental Action Voters

Comments

As of Oct 2007, no assessments of the environmental voting records of Alabama's state and local officials exist. The best you can do is read stories about local and state environmental issues and make your own judgments. Try Bama Environmental News and some of the Alabama Sierra Club's newsletters.

ALASKA State Environmental Voters Guide

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Alaska Conservation Voters

• Home
• State Legislature Scorecard
  Qualitative ratings of members of Alaska state legislature

Sierra Club - Alaska Chapter

• General info about Alaska environmental issues
• Environment & politics page

Additional Sites

Alaska Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• General info about Alaska environment & politics

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• LCV's ratings for your US congressional delegation
• 2006 National Environmental Scorecard -- additional info and scoring methods

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

Alaska State Government

• Alaska voter registration and election information
  Comment -- No eco-oriented info, but a good resource to see what's on the election slate.

ARIZONA State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Sierra Club - Arizona Chapter

• Scorecards and Legislative Updates for Arizona State Legislature
• General info about Arizona environmental issues

Arizona League of Conservation Voters

• Arizona State Legislature Scorecard  (PDF, 1.9MB)
• General Info on Arizona environmental/legislative issues

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Arizona Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• General info about Arizona environmental and related issues
• Legislative Priorities
  
• Arizona State Legislature Scorecard
  Comment -- Was blank as of 4/11/2008.

Additional Sites

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• LCV's ratings for your US congressional delegation
• 2006 National Environmental Scorecard -- additional info and scoring methods

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

ARKANSAS State Environmental Voters Guide

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Sierra Club - Arkansas Chapter

• Scorecards for Arkansas State Legislature
  Click on the buttons to get more info (Charter / Acts / Senate / House)
• General info about Arkansas environmental issues

Additional Sites

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• LCV's ratings for your US congressional delegation
• 2006 National Environmental Scorecard -- additional info and scoring methods

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

CALIFORNIA State Environmental Voters Guide

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California League of Conservation Voters

• California State Legislature Scorecard
• Endorsements for California candidates at the state and federal level
• General info about California environmental legislative issues

Sierra Club - California Chapter

• California State-Level Political Report Cards for 2006
• General info about California environmental issues

Additional Sites

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• LCV's ratings for your US congressional delegation
• 2006 National Environmental Scorecard -- additional info and scoring methods

California Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• General info about California environmental and related issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

COLORADO State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Colorado Conservation Voters

• Voting Records of Colorado Legislators, Governor Report Card
• Endorsements for Colorado State-Level Candidates
• General info about Colorado environmental legislative issues

Additional Sites

Colorado Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• General info about Colorado environmental and related issues

Sierra Club - Colorado Chapter

• Endorsements for Colorado candidates
• General info about Colorado environmental issues

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• LCV's ratings for your US congressional delegation
• 2006 National Environmental Scorecard -- additional info and scoring methods

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

CONNECTICUT State Environmental Voters Guide

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Connecticut League of Conservation Voters

• Scorecards for Connecticut State Legislature
• General info about Connecticut environmental legislative issues

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Connecticut Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• Connecticut State Legislature Scorecard
• General info about Connecticut environmental and related issues

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• LCV's ratings for your US congressional delegation
• 2006 National Environmental Scorecard -- additional info and scoring methods

Additional Sites

Sierra Club - Connecticut Chapter

• General info about Connecticut environmental issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

DELAWARE State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• LCV's ratings for your US congressional delegation
• 2006 National Environmental Scorecard -- additional info and scoring methods

Additional Sites

Sierra Club - Delaware Chapter

• General info about Delaware environmental issues

Delaware Nature Society

• General info about Delaware conservation issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

Comments

As of Oct 2007, no assessments of the environmental voting records of the Delaware governor or Delaware state legislators exist. The best you can do is read stories about local and state environmental issues and make your own judgments about how your current elected officials are doing. Also try to visit candidates' web sites and see what they're saying about environmental issues. (Beware, though, of environmental doubletalk.)

FLORIDA State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Sierra Club - Florida Chapter

• Legislative Tracker for Florida state environmental issues
• General info about Florida environmental issues

Florida League of Conservation Voters

• Scorecards for Florida state legislators and governor
• General info about Florida environmental legislative issues

Additional Sites

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• LCV's ratings for your US congressional delegation
• 2006 National Environmental Scorecard -- additional info and scoring methods

Florida Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• General info about Florida environmental and related issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

Florida State Government

• Florida election information
  Comment -- No eco-oriented info, but a good resource to see what's on the election slate.

GEORGIA State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks -- State Info

Georgia Conservation Voters

• Scorecards and endorsements for Georgia state candidates
• Legislative analysis for Georgia state environmental issues
• General info for Georgia state environment/politics issues

Sierra Club - Georgia Chapter

• State legislative info and analysis for Georgia environmental issues
• Tracker for environmental issues in Georgia legislature
• General info about Georgia environmental and related issues

Georgia Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• Georgia State and Federal Scorecard
• General info about Georgia environmental and related issues

Top Picks -- Congressional Races

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• LCV's ratings for your US congressional delegation
• 2006 National Environmental Scorecard -- additional info and scoring methods

Additional Sites

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

Georgia State Government

• Georgia election information
  Comment -- No eco-oriented info, but a good resource to see what's on the election slate.

HAWAII State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Sierra Club - Hawaii Chapter

• Legislative Updates, Scorecards and Endorsements for Hawaii State Legislature
• General info about Hawaii environmental issues

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• LCV's ratings for your US congressional delegation
• 2006 National Environmental Scorecard -- additional info and scoring methods

Additional Sites

Voter Owned Hawaii

• Info on getting 'big money' out of political campaigns

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

Hawaii State Government

• Information on Hawaii's election and elected officials
  Comment -- No eco-oriented info, but a good resource to see what's on the election slate.

IDAHO State Environmental Voters Guide

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Conservation Voters for Idaho

• Scorecard for Idaho State Legislature
• Endorsements for Idaho state and local elections
• General info about Idaho environmental legislative issues

Idaho Conservation League

• Idaho Legislature page for Idaho environmental issues
• General info about Idaho environmental issues

Additional Sites

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• LCV's ratings for your US congressional delegation
• 2006 National Environmental Scorecard -- additional info and scoring methods

Sierra Club - Northern Rockies Chapter (Idaho & Eastern Washington)

• General info about Idaho environmental issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

ILLINOIS State Environmental Voters Guide

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Illinois League of Conservation Voters

• Endorsements for state and local races
• General info about Illinois environmental legislative issues

Sierra Club - Illinois Chapter

• Illinois Legislative Tracker
• General info about Illinois environmental issues

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Illinois Environmental Council

• Legislative Updates for Illinois State-Level Issues
• 2007 Briefing Book for Illinois Environmental Issues  (PDF, 1.1MB)

Illinois Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• Illinois State and Federal Scorecard
• General info about Illinois environmental and related issues

Additional Sites

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• LCV's ratings for your US congressional delegation
• 2006 National Environmental Scorecard -- additional info and scoring methods

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

INDIANA State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Sierra Club - Indiana Chapter

• Legislative info about Indiana environmental issues
• General info about Indiana environmental issues

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• LCV's ratings for your US congressional delegation
• 2006 National Environmental Scorecard -- additional info and scoring methods

Additional Sites

Indiana Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• General info about Indiana environmental and related issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

Comments

At the time this environmental voting guide was last updated (Nov 2007), no assessments of the environmental voting records of the Indiana governor or Indiana state legislators exist. The best you can do is read stories about local and state environmental issues and make your own judgments about how your current elected officials are doing. Also try to visit candidates' web sites and see what they're saying about environmental issues. (Beware, though, of environmental doublespeak.)

IOWA State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Iowa Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• Scorecard for Iowa state and federal elected officials
• General info about Iowa environmental and related issues

Sierra Club - Iowa Chapter

• Politics and Endorsements page
• General info about Iowa environmental issues

Additional Sites

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• LCV's ratings for your US congressional delegation
• 2006 National Environmental Scorecard -- additional info and scoring methods

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

KANSAS State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Sierra Club - Kansas Chapter

• Legislative Updates for Kansas State Legislature
• Endorsements for Kansas candidates
• General info about Kansas environmental issues

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• LCV's ratings for your US congressional delegation
• 2006 National Environmental Scorecard -- additional info and scoring methods

Additional Sites

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

Kentucky State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

KentuckyElection.org (from Kentuckians For The Commonwealth)

• Survey-based info on candidates for state office

Additional Sites

Kentuckians For The Commonwealth

• KFTC's 2007 legislative issues
• General info about voters' rights and environmental issues in Kentucky

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• LCV's ratings for your US congressional delegation
• 2006 National Environmental Scorecard -- additional info and scoring methods

Sierra Club - Kentucky (Cumberland) Chapter

• General info about Kentucky environmental issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

Comments

At the time this info was last updated (Nov 2007), no assessments of the environmental voting records of the Kentucky governor or Kentucky state legislators exist. KentuckyElection.org's survey info comes closest to being helpful in this regard. Beyond that, the best you can do is read stories about local and state environmental issues and make your own judgments about how your current elected officials are doing. Also try to visit candidates' web sites and see what they're saying about environmental issues. (Beware, though, of environmental doubletalk.)

LOUISIANA State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Sierra Club - Louisiana Chapter

• General info about Louisiana environmental issues

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• LCV's ratings for your US congressional delegation
• 2006 National Environmental Scorecard -- additional info and scoring methods

Additional Sites

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

Comments

At the time this environmental voting guide was prepared (Nov 2007), no assessments of the environmental voting records of the Louisiana governor or Louisiana state legislators exist. The best you can do is read stories about local and state environmental issues and make your own judgments about how your current elected officials are doing. Also try to visit candidates' web sites and see what they're saying about environmental issues. (Beware, though, of environmental doublespeak.)

MAINE State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Maine League of Conservation Voters

• Scorecard and Endorsements for Maine State Legislature candidates

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• LCV's ratings for your US congressional delegation
• 2006 National Environmental Scorecard -- additional info and scoring methods

Additional Sites

Sierra Club - Maine Chapter

• General info about Maine environmental issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

Maryland State Environmental Voters Guide

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Maryland League of Conservation Voters

• Scorecards for Maryland Governor and State Legislators
• Maryland Legislative Wrap-Up
• General info about politics and Maryland environmental issues

Maryland Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• Scorecard for Maryland legislature
• General info about Maryland environmental and related issues

Additional Sites

Sierra Club - Maryland Chapter

• Endorsements for federal, state, and local elections
• General info about Maryland environmental issues

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• LCV's ratings for your US congressional delegation
• 2006 National Environmental Scorecard -- additional info and scoring methods

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

MASSACHUSETTES State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Sierra Club - Massachusetts Chapter

• Endorsements for Massachusetts congressional and state-level candidates
• General info about Massachusetts environmental issues

Massachusetts League of Environmental Voters

• Massachusetts State Legislature Scorecard

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• LCV's ratings for your US congressional delegation
• 2006 National Environmental Scorecard -- additional info and scoring methods

Additional Sites

Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• General info about Massachusetts environmental and related issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

MICHIGAN State Environmental Voters Guide

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Michigan Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• Scorecard for Michigan state and federal candidates
• General info about Michigan environmental and related issues

Sierra Club - Michigan Chapter

• Scorecard and Endorsements for Governor and Michigan State Legislature
• General info about Michigan environmental issues

Michigan League of Conservation Voters

• Elections page for Michigan State Legislature
• General info about Michigan environmental issues

Additional Sites

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• LCV's ratings for your US congressional delegation
• 2006 National Environmental Scorecard -- additional info and scoring methods

Knight Center for Environmental Journalism

• Michigan's Echo - Michigan Environmental News

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

MINNESOTA State Environmental Voters Guide

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Conservation Minnesota - Voter Center

• Scorecards for Minnesota state legislature
• General info about Minnesota environmental and related issues

Sierra Club - Minnesota Chapter

• Politics page for Minnesota environmental issues

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• LCV's ratings for your US congressional delegation
• 2006 National Environmental Scorecard -- additional info and scoring methods

Additional Sites

Minnesota Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• General info about Minnesota environmental and related issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

MISSISSIPPI State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• LCV's ratings for your US congressional delegation
• 2006 National Environmental Scorecard -- additional info and scoring methods

Additional Sites

Sierra Club - Mississippi Chapter

• General info about Mississippi environmental issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

Comments

Environmental voters' tools for Mississipians are woefully inadequate. At the time this environmental voting guide was last updated (10/25/2007), no assessments of the environmental voting records of the Mississippi governor or Mississippi state legislators exist. The best you can do is read stories about local and state environmental issues and make your own judgments about how your current elected officials are doing. Also try to visit candidates' web sites and see what they're saying about environmental issues. (Beware, though, of environmental doubletalk.) (And please consider helping LCV or Sierra Club create a state-level scorecard for Mississippi elected officials!)

MISSOURI State Environmental Voters Guide

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Missouri Votes Conservation

• Scorecards and Endorsements for Missouri state legislature
• Legislative Session Analysis for Missouri environment and energy issues
• General info about Missouri legislative/environmental issues

Missouri Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• Scorecard for Missouri elected officials
• General info about Missouri environmental and related issues

More Top Picks

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• LCV's ratings for your US congressional delegation
• 2006 National Environmental Scorecard -- additional info and scoring methods

Sierra Club - Missouri Chapter

• Endorsements for Missouri state candidates
• General info about Missouri environmental issues

Additional Sites

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

MONTANA State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Sites

Montana League of Conservation Voters

• 2007 Scorecard for Montana State Legislature
• Info on Montana's 2007 Municipal General Election

Montana Conservation Voters Education Fund

• Info on environment-related issues in the Montana legislature

Additional Sites

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• LCV's ratings for your US congressional delegation
• 2006 National Environmental Scorecard -- additional info and scoring methods

Sierra Club - Montana Chapter

• General info about Montana environmental issues

Montana Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• General info about Montana environmental and related issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

NEBRASKA State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• LCV's ratings for your US congressional delegation
• 2006 National Environmental Scorecard -- additional info and scoring methods

Additional Sites

Sierra Club - Nebraska Chapter

• General info about Nebraska environmental issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

Comments

At the time this environmental voting guide was prepared (10/14/2006), no assessments of the environmental voting records of the Nebraska governor or Nebraska state legislators exist. The best you can do is read stories about local and state environmental issues and make your own judgments about how your current elected officials are doing. Also try to visit candidates' web sites and see what they're saying about environmental issues. (Beware, though, of environmental doubletalk.)

Nevada State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Nevada Conservation League

• Nevada State Legislature Scorecard
• General info about Nevada environmental legislative issues

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• LCV's ratings for your US congressional delegation
• 2006 National Environmental Scorecard -- additional info and scoring methods

Additional Sites

Sierra Club - Nevada Chapter

• General info about Nevada environmental issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

NEW HAMPSHIRE State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

Granite State Conservation Voters Alliance

• New Hampshire State Legislature Scorecards for 2005-2006

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• LCV's ratings for your US congressional delegation
• 2006 National Environmental Scorecard -- additional info and scoring methods

Additional Sites

New Hampshire Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• General info about New Hampshire environmental and related issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

NEW JERSEY State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

New Jersey Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• Scorecards for New Jersey (Congress and State Legislature)
• General info about New Jersey environmental and related issues

Sierra Club - New Jersey Chapter

• 2007 Parks Ballot Question #3 endorsement
• State-Level Environmental Legislation Info
• General info about New Jersey environmental issues

More Top Picks

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• LCV's ratings for your US congressional delegation
• 2006 National Environmental Scorecard -- additional info and scoring methods

Additional Sites

New Jersey Conservation Foundation

• General info about New Jersey environmental issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

NEW MEXICO State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

New Mexico Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• Scorecard for New Mexico State Legislature and Governor
• General info about New Mexico environmental and related issues

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• LCV's ratings for your US congressional delegation
• 2006 National Environmental Scorecard -- additional info and scoring methods

Conservation Voters New Mexico

• Scorecard and Endorsements for New Mexico State Legislature and Governor

More Top Picks

Sierra Club - New Mexico Chapter

• Endorsements for New Mexico candidates
• General info about New Mexico environmental issues

Additional Sites

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

NEW YORK State Environmental Voters Guide

Top Picks

New York League of Conservation Voters

• Scorecards and Report Cards for New York State legislature and governor
• Endorsements for all New York candidates

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• LCV's ratings for your US congressional delegation
• 2006 National Environmental Scorecard -- additional info and scoring methods

Additional Sites

New York Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

• General info about New York environment, energy, and related issues

Environmental Advocates of NY

• General info about New York environmental issues

Sierra Club - New York Chapters

• New York State chapter -- info about New York environmental issues
• New York City chapter -- info about New York City environmental issues

Project Vote Smart

• How your elected officials voted on all issues, environmental or otherwise

NORTH CAROLINA State Environmental Voters Guide

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Environment North Carolina

• 2006 Legislative Overview for North Carolina Legislature
• Scorecard for North Carolina State Legislature
• General info about North Carolina environmental issues

League of Conservation Voters (National)

• LCV's ratings for your US congressional delegation
• 2006 National Environmental Scorecard -- additional info and scoring methods

More Top Picks

Conservation Council of North Carolina

• Scorecard for North Carolina State Legislature
• Endorsements of North Carolina candidates
• Advocacy for North Carolina environmental issues

Sierra Club - North Carolina Chapter

• Legislative Tracker for North Carolina environment and energy bills
• Endorsements for North Carolina State Legislature
• General info about North Carolina environmental issues