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2007 California Environmental Scorecard
Year In Review
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The governor vetoed a number of environmental priority bills, including:
- AB 35 (Ruskin), AB 888 (Lieu), and AB 1058 (Laird), a package of bills that would have directed the state to establish green building standards for state buildings as well as commercial buildings and residential structures.
- AB 48 (Saldaña), which would have expanded the state’s e-waste law.
- AB 1032 (Wolk), which would have banned suction dredging for gold in specified salmon and trout streams.
- SB 1002 (Perata), which would have appropriated $600 million from 2006’s Proposition 84 bonds to restore the ecosystem in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and improve water quality in small communities.
- SB 210 (Kehoe), which would have placed environmental protections in the state’s low-carbon fuel standards.
Schwarzenegger earned his highest score since becoming governor, though just barely. In his first two years he scored 58%, then dipped to 50% in 2006 despite signing AB 32. In 2007, his score is 63%, consistent with his previous performances and significantly higher than the average Assembly Republican (5%) or Senate Republican (9%). The governor deserves recognition for his leadership on climate change and his willingness to be independent from the rest of his party on some—though not all—environmental issues. We hope other Republicans learn from his example.
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