SENATOR MAZUREK RECEIVES PERFECT SCORE ON ENVIRONMENTAL RECORD
Environmental conservation group praises lawmaker for commitment to natural resources
AUGUSTA – Senator Ed Mazurek of Rockland has received a 100% rating from the Maine Conservation Voters for his support of environmental issues during the 126th Legislature.
“Protecting the environment serves our short and long term interests,” said Senator Mazurek. “Not only is it the right thing to do – but the smart thing. As a grandfather, I want to see my grandchildren and their peers inherit a cleaner, safer, more pristine place to live. We owe it to them.”
Mazurek is one of 18 Democratic and Unenrolled senators to receive a perfect score, or a 6 of 7 score, from the Maine Conservation Voters.
The MCV is dedicated to supporting policies and laws to protect our natural resources and the Maine brand–our air, land, water, and wildlife. For the past 25 years, MCV has released an annual legislative scorecard to evaluate lawmakers’ commitment to protecting the environment.
During the 2013 legislative session, Senator Mazurek supported bills to open the St. Croix River to alewives, improve the process for wind power development, label genetically modified (GMO) foods, study the impact of climate change in Maine, expand the Kids Safe Product Act, strengthen water quality protections for open-pit mining, and establish a program for paint recycling.
The Legislature will reconvene in January 2014.
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