Republicans for Environmental Protection, a non-profit interest group dedicated to preserving "both our environment and our economy for current and future generations of Americans," today awarded U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert (R-Auburn), along with Rep. Chris Shays (R-Conn.) and Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) with the honor of "Greenest Republican in Congress".

"We are very proud of the environmental leadership that we are seeing from our top-scoring lawmakers. They are playing a crucial role in safeguarding our environment and building the bipartisan support necessary to address our most pressing environmental challenges," said REP President Martha Marks in a press release. "Keeping these GOP environmental champions in office should be a priority for anyone who cares about responsible stewardship of our environment."

Their scorecard, found here, shows Reichert with a better than perfect score of 103, up from his previous three year average of 77. The scoring was based on a slate of the fifteen House bills the group deemed to be most important on legislation pertaining to issues such as energy policy and protection of public lands. Each yes vote garnered six and a half points toward one's final score.

The other members of Washington's Republican delegation did not score so well. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Colville) scored a 13, and Rep. Doc Hastings (R-Pasco) scored a 7.

The group also says Reichert has "become a champion of America's parks and wilderness heritage" for his co-sponsorship of the Wild Sky Wilderness Act, which is also the boost that gave him the extra three points on his score.