HELENA, MT – Montana Conservation Voters (MCV) today unveiled scores for Montana’s congressional delegation as part of the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) 2017 National Environmental Scorecard. The Scorecard includes 19 votes in the Senate and 35 House votes. The Scorecard is available at scorecard.lcv.org.

“I moved to Bozeman because it’s such an amazing place to live,” said MCV’s Gallatin-Park Chapter chairwoman Kelsey Douville. “I can’t understand why Senator Daines and Representative Gianforte, both from Bozeman, would vote against protecting the things we value here like clean water and air or even allowing Montanans to have a voice in decisions made by the government. Instead we see no signs of compromise, only rubberstamps for an anti-conservation, anti-Montana, agenda.”

Conservation allies, like Senator Tester, stood up for Montana’s clean air and water, public lands, wildlife, and more. Tester’s votes on the Clean Water Rule, public input on public lands, and, commonsense clean air protections show a dedication to protecting Montana’s outdoor treasures.

Senator Tester scored an 84 percent while Senator Daines earned a zero percent and Representative Gianforte received a nine percent. Tester’s lifetime score remains at 86 percent while Daines fell to two percent. It is Daines’ third time receiving a score of zero since his election to Congress in 2012. This is Gianforte’s first Scorecard and he was only scored on the votes that occurred after he took office last June.

For over 40 years, the National Environmental Scorecard issued by LCV has been the nationally accepted yardstick used to rate members of Congress on environmental, public health, and energy issues. For more information, visit http://scorecard.lcv.org/.