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New York affiliate of the National Wildlife Federation
bill ratings
BILL RATINGS 2007
Every week during the New York State Legislative Session,
Environmental Advocates of New York reviews all of the bills
introduced in legislative committees or on the floor of the State
Senate or the Assembly. We then issue a memo that summarizes the
legislation and also describes our position on measures with
significant environmental impact.
The purpose of Environmental Advocates' rating system is to weight
bills according to their potential impacts, either beneficial or
detrimental, on New York's environment. The
"Trees and Smokestacks" rating system is designed to place
appropriate emphasis on each bill. At the end of the session, these
weighted votes will be totaled to arrive at a final score for each
legislator.
| TREES & SMOKESTACKS RATING SYSTEM | |
 Legislation would be of significant benefit to help resolve a pressing problem facing New York's environment. |
 Legislation is likely to result in major or lasting harm to some aspect of New York's environment. |
 Legislation would provide substantial benefit to New York's environment. |
 Legislation would do substantial harm to New York's environment. |
 Legislation would be beneficial to some aspect of New York's environment. |
 Legislation would be detrimental to environmental causes in New York. |
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