Republican-Led House Has Lowest Environmental Ratings in Decades

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The Republican-majority House of Representatives voted to delay or repeal at least 40 environmental protection measures last year, leading one group to call it “the most anti-environment” Congress in history.

The League of Conservation Voters, the biggest environmental political donor, placed a record 35 House environmental votes on its congressional scorecard released last month, saying that 28 were detrimental to environmental protection.