Bill Memos

For more than 50 years, Environmental Advocates NY (EANY) has issued memos in support of, or opposition to, bills that impact New York’s environment and climate, rating bills according to their environmental impact. The most beneficial bills are assigned three trees, and the most detrimental get three smokestacks. Superbills are pieces of legislation that address issues of great importance to the environmental community, are the focus of a coordinated campaign, and have an associated organization running the campaign. The 2026 Superbills were selected by The Green Council, an ad-hoc advisory committee to the New York League of Conservation Voters and Environmental Advocates New York.

EANY tracks lawmakers’ votes on these bills and publishes an annual Scorecard, a comprehensive look at legislators’ environmental voting records. Superbills are weighted the most heavily. Our affiliate, Environmental Advocates Action (EAA), publishes the Legislator of the Year and Oil Slick awards.

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