Maine Conservation Voters releases 2018 Environmental
Scorecard
AUGUSTA – Rep. Jess Fay, D-Raymond, earned the top score
on environmental and public health policy votes in the newly released Maine
Conservation Voters’ 2018 Environmental Scorecard.
“Protecting the many lakes and ponds in our
region and the state is critical to maintaining our way of life,” said Fay.
“The health of our local economy is dependent on our natural environment and
water quality.”
The statewide environmental advocacy group took into
account nine key bills from the 128th Legislature. The bills
included landmark mining protections, banning toxic chemicals in upholstery,
raising awareness of arsenic in well water, adding a 5-cent deposit on ‘nip’
liquor bottles in an effort to reduce litter and a $30 million bond proposal to
upgrade vital clean water infrastructure.
Lawmakers were also scored on critical solar legislation
that ultimately failed when the House fell just two votes shy of overriding the
governor’s veto.
View the scorecard online at www.maineconservation.org/scores.
You can choose your legislators or search for them by your address in order to
view their conservation records through the years and read more about the
priority issues MCV scored this year.
Fay is serving her first term in the Maine Legislature and
represents part of Casco, part of Poland and part of Raymond. She serves
on the Legislature’s Environment and Natural Resources Committee.
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