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Case Study

Environmental Advocates NY

Discover how we transformed a complex environmental scoring methodology into an interactive public legislative scorecard.

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Environmental Advocates NY, an affiliate of the National Wildlife Federation, works to advance environmental policies that protect New York's air, land, water, and communities. To help educate the public and hold elected officials accountable, the organization wanted a legislative scorecard that reflected the complexity of its policy priorities rather than relying on simple vote totals.

The Problem

Environmental policy isn't one-size-fits-all. Some bills carry significantly greater importance than others, and the organization needed a scoring system that accurately reflected those differences.

Their methodology required:

  • Four distinct environmental policy categories
  • Custom weighted scoring for bills of varying importance
  • Support for Super Bills—priority legislation that carries additional penalties if it fails to advance through the legislative process
  • A responsive, public-facing scorecard that could be embedded directly into their website

They needed a platform flexible enough to support their methodology without requiring custom software development.

The Solution

Legislative Scorecard's Legislator Scoring Engine™ gave Environmental Advocates NY complete flexibility to implement its unique scoring methodology.

Using the platform, the organization built a legislative scorecard that:

  • Evaluates legislators across Air & Climate, Land & Agriculture, Water, and Healthy Communities
  • Applies weighted scoring based on the relative importance of each bill
  • Incorporates Super Bills, assigning additional penalties when critical legislation fails to advance
  • Uses custom Smokestacks and Trees icons throughout the scorecard to visually represent legislation that harms or protects New York's environment
  • Publishes responsive scorecards using the new Legislative Scorecard Widget, allowing the scorecard to integrate seamlessly with the organization's existing website

Instead of forcing the organization to simplify its methodology, Legislative Scorecard adapted to the way Environmental Advocates NY already measures legislative performance.

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Topics CoveredAir & Climate, Land & Agriculture, Water, Healthy Communities

Results

Environmental Advocates NY now has a legislative scorecard that reflects the depth of its policy expertise while remaining accessible to legislators, supporters, and the public.

They now can:

  • Educate the public on legislative voting records across four environmental policy areas
  • Implement sophisticated weighted scoring formulas
  • Highlight the importance of priority legislation through Super Bills
  • Embed responsive, interactive scorecards directly into its website using the Legislative Scorecard Widget
  • Maintain a transparent, repeatable methodology that aligns with its advocacy mission

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