It wasn’t easy to earn zero on the Oregon League of Conservation Voters 2023 Scorecard. By consistently voting against our health and environment, state Rep. Kim Wallan of Medford achieved it! In order to do this, Wallan voted against:
- A package of bills promoting resilience in the face of climate change and another package promoting clean energy.
- Protecting kids from toxic chemicals.
- Reducing waste by banning single-use polystyrene foam packaging.
- Allowing customers to fill personal containers from bulk food units in groceries.
- Requiring the disclosure of chemicals in personal care products (cosmetics).
- Addressing racism as a public health issue.
- Allowing water resources departments to improve water protection.
- Allowing the Department of Environmental Quality to enforce pollution permits by collecting fees.
Wallan also voted to allow:
- Increasing urban fire risk by promoting city expansion into the wildland-urban interface.
- Ports to evade land use regulations.
Alan Journet
Jacksonville
