1. Factory Farms û Voted to maintain Farm Bill support for new and expanding large factory farms for storage of animal waste.  (S.Amdt 2602 to S. 1731, Vote #15, 2/6/2002)

2. Farm Conservation Funding û Voted to eliminate funding for the Wetland Reserve Program.  (S.Amdt. 1190 to S. 1246, Vote #261, 7/31/2001)

3. Drinking Water û Voted to delay a more protective standard for arsenic in drinking water.  (S.Amdt. 4308 to H.R. 4635, Vote #270, 10/12/2000)

4. Clean Water û Voted to prevent the EPA from cleaning up rivers that are contaminated with hazardous chemicals including DDT, PCBs and dioxin.  (S.Amdt. 4309 to H.R. 4635, Vote #271, 10/12/2000)

5. Hardrock Mining û Voted to block efforts by the Bureau of Land Management to update hardrock mining regulations to protect public lands from toxic mine pollution.  (S.Amdt 3980 to H.R. 4461, Vote #224, 7/20/2000)

6. Mountaintop Mining û Voted to exempt coal mining operations from the Clean Water Act, opening up miles of protected streams to harmful dumping of mine wastes.  (S.Amdt 2780 to HJ Res. 82, Vote #370, 11/18/1999)

7. Environmental Funding Priorities û Voted against funding for control of polluted runoff and against expanding funding for clean water and wastewater treatment.  (S.Amdt 2195 to S. Con. Res. 86, Vote #65, 4/2/1998)

8. Environmental Protection û Voted to eliminate the Environmental Protection AgencyÆs (EPAÆs) role in protecting wetlands and for an almost 10% reduction in EPAÆs budget.  ( HR 3019, Vote #55, 3/7/1996)

9. Dirty Water Act û Voted for a bill to reauthorize the Clean Water Act that would have weakened federal water pollution control regulations and removed up to 80% of wetlands from federal protection.  (H.R. 961, Vote #337, 5/16/1995)

10. River Cleanup û Voted to allow states to downgrade goals for water quality based on cost of cleanup.  (H.Amdt. 370 to H.R.961, Vote #322, 5/11/1995)

11. Polluter Pays û Voted not to establish mandatory minimum penalties for repeat offenders of the Clean Water Act.  (H. Amdt. 372 to H.R. 961, Vote #324, 5/11/1995)

12. Wastewater Cleanup û Voted to reduce by $1 billion the amount authorized for State water pollution control efforts.  (H. Amdt. 380 to H.R. 961, Vote #329, 5/11/1995)

13. Wetlands Protection û Voted to weaken wetlands protection and remove up to 80% of wetlands from federal protection.  (H. Amdt. 385 to H.R. 961, Vote #333, 5/11/1995)

14. and 15. Crippling the EPA û Voted twice to keep 17 riders on the fiscal year 1996 EPA appropriations bill that would have eliminated EPAÆs role in protecting wetlands and prohibited EPA from regulating arsenic, radon and sulfates in drinking water.  (H.Admt. 693 to H.R. 2099, Vote #605, 7/31/1995; H.R. 2099, Vote #762, 11/2/1995)

16. Drinking Water Safety û Voted to maintain a moratorium on additional regulation development to ensure drinking water safety.  (H. Amdt. 196 to H.R. 450, Vote #161, 2/23/1995)

17. Protecting Water Quality û Voted to limit compliance with regulations limiting the discharge of pollutants to water from sewage treatment plants and factories.  (H. Amdt. 5 to H.R. 5, Vote #23, 1/20/1995)

18. Protecting Public Health û Voted to limit compliance with regulations that enforce or limit pollution of water by pollutants that cause cancer and other serious health effects.  (H. Amdt. 26 to H.R. 5, Vote #61, 1/30/1995)

19. Wastewater Treatment û Voted to cut funds for EPA for construction of wastewater treatment facilities by $90 million.  (H.Amdt. 79 to H.R. 2244, Vote #190, 5/26/1993)

20. Hazardous Waste Cleanup û Voted to fence off hazardous waste sites rather than clean them up.  (H.Amdt. 416 to H.R. 3400, Vote #609, 11/22/1993)