LCV Releases 2024 National Environmental Scorecard

MADISON – Wisconsin Conservation Voters’ national affiliate the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) has announced the scores for Wisconsin’s delegation in the 2024 National Environmental Scorecard. The scorecard highlights how some members of Congress supported environmental protection and democracy, while others failed to do so.

The 2024 scorecard, based on votes on critical issues including climate change, clean energy, and public health, reveals a troubling pattern of some legislators supporting harmful policies. For the second consecutive year, extreme members of the House embraced chaotic, anti-environmental amendments and messaging bills, causing significant gridlock.

“We saw extreme House Republicans manufacturing chaos at the expense of our environment and democracy,” said LCV Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, Tiernan Sittenfeld. “Unfortunately, this is a preview of what we may face in 2025.”

The scorecard includes eight Senate votes and 33 House votes, with half focused on confirming qualified judges and the rest opposing vital environmental safeguards.

The full Wisconsin delegation’s scores for 2024 are:

Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D) – 100 percent

Sen. Ron Johnson (R) – 0 percent

Rep. Bryan Steil (R-1st) – 6 percent

Rep. Mark Pocan (D-2nd) – 100 percent

Rep. Derrick Van Orden (D-3rd) – 6 percent

Rep. Gwen Moore (D-4th) – 97 percent

Rep. Scott Fitzgerald (R-5th) – 3 percent

Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-6th) – 3 percent

Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-7th) – 0 percent

Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-8th) – 0 percent

LCV has been publishing the National Environmental Scorecard since 1970, scoring votes on crucial environmental issues to distinguish which legislators support environmental protection. The full scorecard and vote details are available at scorecard.lcv.org.

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.