The League of Conservation Voters on Thursday previewed its messaging as it gears up for midterm elections, denouncing congressional Republicans’ voting records on environmental rollbacks while focusing on the need for energy affordability.
The revelations come as LCV published its annual National Environmental Scorecard, which rates lawmakers based on 66 votes they took in 2025, including the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, resolutions to overturn Biden administration regulations and nominees for Trump administration positions.
The number of votes counted is the highest in the scorecard’s more than 50-year history. It’s a reflection of the high volume of votes lawmakers took on environmental matters, including 18 Congressional Review Act resolutions. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act — Republicans’ major tax bill that rolled back clean energy tax credits — was scored at double the rate of other votes.
“Last year was unprecedented in so many ways, and the torrent of attacks on our environment and our democracy simply did not let up,” Sara Chieffo, LCV’s senior vice president for government affairs, told reporters Thursday in a press conference rolling out the scorecard.
