An environmental advocacy group recently graded Connecticut lawmakers on their environmental policy work.
Amanda Schoen, who helps lead the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters, says the grades defied political party lines.
“Overall, I think many of our Republicans recognize, especially our coastal Republicans who see the damage that climate change has done in their own districts, they know it is something they can’t ignore. They know that their constituents don’t want them to ignore. And that these values are at the core for many of us.”
The League seeks protections for clean water, recycling solutions and aggressive renewable energy policies.
State Senator Tony Hwang, R-Fairfield, was one of a handful of Republicans who garnered a perfect grade, despite a rollback of federal protections under a GOP administration.
“It isn’t a Democrat or Republican issue. Clean water, open land, ability to breathe in clean air and enjoy the Long Island Sound: it has no party," Hwang said.
Schoen and Hwang spoke on WSHU’s The Full Story.
