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Susan Collins' Ratings and Endorsements on Issue: Environment

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With rare exceptions, Vote Smart displays interest group ratings as a 0-100 percentage. While many interest groups use percentages as ratings to begin with, please note that Vote Smart has translated some ratings to a percentage from a different rating system for consistency and ease in understanding. Please visit the group's website, email us at ratings@votesmart.org or call our Voter Information Hotline at 1-888-VOTESMART for more specific information.

60%
2013-2014
50%
2007-2008
85%
2005-2006
75%
2003-2004
11%
2003-2004
11%
2003-2004
0%
2003
0%
1999-2000
100
2007
50%
2005
100%
2003-2004
40%
2001-2002
67%
2002
0%
2001
80%
2019-2020
80%
2019-2020
33%
2017-2018
33%
2017-2018
57%
2013-2014
57%
2013-2014
39%
2011-2012
39%
2011-2012
105
2007-2008
105
2007-2008
104
2007
104
2007
79
2006
79
2006
67
2005
67
2005
77%
2015-2016
77%
2015-2016
50%
2015
0%
2014
71%
2013
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011-2012
72%
2011
71%
2009
100%
2008
100%
2020
100%
2020
67%
2017
75%
2015-2016
75%
2015-2016
88%
2015
75%
2014
75%
2013-2014
75%
2013-2014
67%
2013
72%
2011-2012
72%
2011-2012
67%
2006-2012
67%
2006-2012
13%
2023
22%
2022
57%
2022
60%
2021
56%
2021
46%
2020
60%
2020
56%
2019-2020
64%
2019
61%
2019
61%
2018
21%
2018
27%
2017-2018
63%
2017
32%
2017
65%
2016
76%
2016
67%
2015-2016
55%
2015
65%
2014
50%
2013-2014
69%
2013
67%
2013
67%
2012
71%
2012
64%
2011-2012
66%
2011
55%
2011
0%
2010
67%
2010
39%
2009-2010
64%
2009
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007
71%
2006
70%
2005
64%
2003-2004
68%
2003
64%
2001-2002
56%
1999-2000
67%
1999
60%
1998
71%
1997
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