Fresh Meadows, New York – EPL/Environmental Advocates awarded Assemblyman David I. Weprin with a perfect score in their annual Legislative Environmental Scorecard for 2018. Weprin joined Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Environmental Conservation Chairman Steve Englebright in receiving a perfect score of 100/100.

EPL/Environmental Advocates tracks the environmental voting records of the New York State Legislature on bills that could help or harm our air, land, and water record to ensure elected officials are committed to protecting the environment. The group was formed in 1969 as one of the first organizations in the nation to advocate for the future of a state’s environment and the health of its citizens.

“We have a responsibility to ensure a clean environment for our children and grandchildren” said Assemblyman David I. Weprin. “I have always considered environmental health and protection a priority during my time in the Assembly and am pleased to support legislation backed by New York’s environmental advocates.”