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Joe Courtney's Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Environment

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Vote Smart displays all known interest group ratings for each candidate and official, regardless of issue or bias.

Keep in mind that ratings done by special interest groups often do not represent a non-partisan stance. In addition, some groups select votes that tend to favor members of one political party over another, rather than choosing votes based solely on issue concerns. Nevertheless, they can be invaluable in showing where an incumbent has stood on a series of votes in the past one or two years, especially when ratings by groups on all sides of an issue are compared. Website links, if available, and descriptions of the organizations offering performance evaluations are accessible by clicking on the name of the group.

With rare exceptions, Vote Smart displays interest group ratings as a 0-100 percentage. While many interest groups use percentages as ratings to begin with, please note that Vote Smart has translated some ratings to a percentage from a different rating system for consistency and ease in understanding. Please visit the group's website, email us at ratings@votesmart.org or call our Voter Information Hotline at 1-888-VOTESMART for more specific information.

6%
2015-2016
0%
2013-2014
0%
2011-2012
16%
2007-2008
100
2007
100%
2019-2020
100%
2019-2020
97%
2017-2018
97%
2017-2018
100%
2015-2016
100%
2015-2016
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011-2012
67%
2022
100%
2021-2022
100%
2021
93%
2020
89%
2019
100%
2018
100%
2017
100%
2016
100%
2015
83%
2013
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007
64%
2015
30%
2014
38%
2013
33%
2012
100%
2015-2016
100%
2015-2016
100%
2015
100%
2014
100%
2013
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011-2012
96%
2011
100%
2009
100%
2008
100%
2020
100%
2020
92%
2018
100%
2017
100%
2017
94%
2015-2016
94%
2015-2016
91%
2015
84%
2014
84%
2013-2014
84%
2013-2014
92%
2013
86%
2011-2012
86%
2011-2012
0%
2006-2012
0%
2006-2012
100%
2023
96%
2022
95%
2022
100%
2021
96%
2021
100%
2020
96%
2020
96%
2019-2020
96%
2019
93%
2019
91%
2018
96%
2018
94%
2017-2018
97%
2017
97%
2017
97%
2016
100%
2016
99%
2015-2016
96%
2014
94%
2013-2014
93%
2013
96%
2013
97%
2012
94%
2012
96%
2011-2012
98%
2011
97%
2011
98%
2010
100%
2010
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009
97%
2007-2008
95%
2007
100%
2021-2022
100%
2021-2022
100%
2019-2020
100%
2015-2016
100%
2014
86%
2011-2012
75%
2009-2010
100%
2017-2018
92%
2011
92%
2011
46%
2011
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