Click the image above to download our 2008 Progress Report For New York's Environment.NEW YORK --- The New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund, a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating New Yorkers about the environment, has named 10 state legislators as its "Eco-Stars" of 2008.

These lawmakers - representing both parties and houses - played a significant role in advancing environmental legislation in Albany this past session, according to NYLCVEF's 2008 Progress Report for New York's Environment. The Progress Report for New York's Environment details the fate of environmental legislation in the Assembly and Senate, and lays out future steps needed to address climate change, transportation funding, smart growth development and alternative energy.

"The 2008 Eco-Stars played a pivotal role in enacting our policy agenda in Albany," said NYLCVEF President Marcia Bystryn. "We look forward to working with them and all of our elected leaders on the many environmental challenges ahead, particularly mass transit funding and smart growth."

The 2008 Eco-Stars are: Sen. Marty Golden (R-Brooklyn), Sen. Andrew Lanza (R-Staten Island), Sen. Kenneth LaValle (R-Suffolk County), Sen. Vincent Leibell (R-Dutchess and Westchester Counties), Assemblyman Jonathan Bing (D-Manhattan) Assemblyman Kevin Cahill (D-Ulster and Dutchess Counties), Assemblyman Steve Englebright (D-Suffolk County), Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh (D-Manhattan), Assemblyman Adriano Espaillat (D-Manhattan) and Assemblyman Robert Sweeney (D-Suffolk County).

As outlined in NYLCVEF's 2008 Progress Report for New York's Environment, the danger of climate change to the physical and economic health of New Yorkers is growing each year. But there are many steps - large and small - that the state can take to mitigate and slow its effects. To learn more about these solutions and view NYLCVEF's 2008 Progress Report for New York's Environment, visit www.nylcvef.org or call Simon Delekta at (212) 361-6350, ext. 205.

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The New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund (NYLCVEF) engages and educates New Yorkers on environmental issues and the environmental decision-making processes at the local, regional, state and federal government levels. NYLCVEF fosters open, nonpartisan discussion on environmental policy and empowers New Yorkers to be effective advocates on behalf of the environment.