{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://case.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=427", "Case Earns 100% Ranking By Key National Environmental Organization", "2021-02-18", "2021", "2021-02", "Democrat", "House", "HI", "Ed Case", "C001055", "case.house.gov", "case", "https://case.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27&Page=27", "scraper", "(Honolulu, HI) \u2013 One of the country\u2019s leading environmental watchdog organizations today released its 2020 National Environmental Scorecard and gave U.S. Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) its top ranking of 100%.\n\nThe League of Conservation Voters (LCV), whose motto is \u201cOur Earth Is Worth Fighting For,\u201d ranked Case\u2019s record last year on key national initiatives to achieve climate action, environmental justice, clean air and water, a clean energy future and public and sacred resources protection.\n\n\u201cI truly treasure this recognition by the LCV of my record on this most basic of obligations, not just for my Hawai\u2018i but for our country and world,\u201d said Case, who served in the 116th Congress (2019-2021) as a member of the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources with jurisdiction over national environmental policy.\n\nCase also cited specific areas of focus, including:\n\n\u00b7 As a member of the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations responsible for funding the federal government, he advanced appropriations of $5.45 billion for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), including increased funding for the agency\u2019s research and conservation work in our oceans, as well as world-leading climate change research at Mauna Loa Observatory;\n\n\u00b7 He secured the inclusion of two measures he introduced, H.R. 3384, the Coral Reef Sustainability Through Innovation Act, and H.R. 6738, the Coral Reef Reauthorization Act of 2020, in the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis\u2019 comprehensive report and recommendations;\n\n\u00b7 He introduced the Hawai\u2018i Invasive Species Act (and re-introduced it this year) to protect the state\u2019s unique ecosystems, natural resources and agricultural communities from the crippling effects of invasive species;\n\n\u00b7 He partnered with his colleague Jared Huffman (CA-2), the Chair of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife on which Case also served, to conduct a national listening session on changes to our nation\u2019s primary federal fisheries law, the Magnuson-Stevens Act, including a session which he chaired at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu, and then to propose amendments to be addressed in the current Congress.\n\nCase also secured reappointment for the current 117th Congress (2021-2023) to the House Natural Resources Committee and, yesterday, to the following three key subcommittees with jurisdiction over critical areas for Hawai\u2018i:\n\n\u00b7 Subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife, whose responsibilities include our nation\u2019s and world\u2019s oceans;\n\n\u00b7 Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, whose responsibilities encompass protection and expansion of our nation\u2019s crown jewels; and\n\n\u00b7 Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States, whose responsibilities include Native Hawaiians.\n\n\u201cThere is so much in my Natural Resources Committee and subcommittees of critical importance not just to our country but specifically to our Hawai\u2018i,\u201d said Case. \u201cI am truly looking forward to leveraging my position on Natural Resources and Appropriations and my relationships in and out of Congress to pursue and expand initiatives in all of these areas.\u201d\n\nNOTE: The LCV scorecard can be found here scorecard.lcv.org.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:26:35Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://case.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=427"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.8689180724322796, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}