According to the League of Conservation Voters, Republican Ann Marie Buerkle has the worst environmental voting record of Rochester's House delegation. And she has the second worst record of all of New York's representatives.

Today, the organization released its environmental scorecard, which ranks Senators and House members based on their environmental votes. It considered 11 Senate bills and 35 House bills, covering everything from light-bulb efficiency standards to offshore drilling.

The League says Buerkle voted correctly on three bills: she supported a flood insurance reform measure and a bill providing additional funding for Gulf Coast restoration, and she voted against legislation to eliminate funding for renewable energy and efficiency programs. That earned her a score of 9 out of 100.

House Republican leaders have led an "onslaught on the environment" for the past year, says Alex Taurel, the League's legislative representative. The first session of the 112th Congress - that spans all of 2011 - has seen the most anti-environment House in memory, he says.

Marcia Bystryn, president of the New York League of Conservation Voters, says that generally, New York's representatives vote for the environment. Senator Chuck Schumer has a lifetime average score of 90 out of 100, while Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has a 92 out of 100 lifetime score. Both received perfect rankings this year.

The state's House delegation has an average score of 72 out of 100, Bystryn says. Buerkle aside, here's how the Rochester-area House members ranked:

• Democrat Kathy Hochul wasn't in office for approximately half of the bills, but she scored 90 out of 100 on the bills where she was present. She got points off for supporting legislation that forced a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline and for supporting a bill that loosened emissions requirements for cement plants.
• Republican Tom Reed scored 14 out of 100. He got points for supporting flood insurance reform, for voting against a bill to eliminate funding for some renewable energy and efficiency programs, for supporting light-bulb efficiency standards, for supporting Gulf Coast restoration funding, and for voting against a bill that would have cut environmental spending in the Interior Department budget.
• Democrat Louise Slaughter scored 89 out of 100. The League counted absences against the representatives, and Slaughter missed two votes on environmental issues. She also got points off for voting against Gulf Coast restoration funding.