Environmental Group to Release Annual "Green" Scorecard, Name NY's Greenest & Dirtiest State Legislators

ALBANY, NY (10/07/2011)(readMedia)-- EPL/Environmental Advocates will announce the green group's 2011 "Legislator of the Year" during the release of its annual environmental Voters' Guide on October 12th. The Voters' Guide is the only scorecard that documents the environmental voting records of every member of the New York State Legislature. Legislator of the Year honors are awarded to the public figure/s that has helped advance environmentally beneficial legislation. EPL will also announce this year's "Oil Slick" award, given to the public figure that has done the most to derail environmental protections in New York.

WHO:

EPL/Environmental Advocates’ Executive Director Robert Moore will announce the Legislator of the Year and Oil Slick awards, and commend the state lawmakers who voted consistently to protect our air, land and water during the 2011 New York State Legislative Session.
WHAT:

For many New Yorkers, learning how state lawmakers voted on environmental issues such as regulations to guide hydraulic fracturing for natural gas, environmental funding to protect air and water quality, and efforts to reduce climate-altering pollution, plays a critical role in the decisions they make on Election Day. For more than 40 years, EPL/Environmental Advocates has documented the voting records of state legislators in New York’s first-and-only environmental Voters’ Guide.
WHEN: Wednesday October 12, 2011 at 12:00PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
WHERE: LOB, Room 130
LCA Press Room
Albany, New York 12224
NOTES:

Copies of the complete 2011 environmental Voters' Guide will be available at the press conference.

EPL/Environmental Advocates was founded in 1969 as one of the first organizations in the nation to advocate for the future of a state’s environment and the health of its citizens. Through lobbying, advocacy, coalition building, citizen education and policy development, EPL ensures that environmental laws are enforced, new measures are enacted when necessary, and the public is informed of, and participates in, important policy debates. Visit www.eplvotersguide.org to learn more.