2015-2016 Green Report Card

Rhode Island General Assembly
2015-2016 Green Report Card

Rhode Island Senate Earns C, House of Representatives earns C+
Environmental champions emerge from General Assembly for clean energy, waste, and land and water conservation

The Environment Council of Rhode Island (ECRI) offers this biennial Green Report Card to evaluate the environmental records of Rhode Island lawmakers on ECRI priority issues for the combined 2015 and 2016 legislative sessions. The report includes letter grades issued to individual General Assembly members based on bill votes and sponsorships, along with a qualitative evaluation of the governor. There are reflections on notable environmental policy developments in the two year span.