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Environment on the ballot: This topic refers to ballot measures regarding the environment, environmental protection, and the use of natural resources. Subtopics include: energy, forests and parks, natural resources, nuclear issues and water.

Examples:

Ballot measures lists

By state

Note: The list below automatically compiles all potential and certified ballot measures being tracked by Ballotpedia. Sometimes a measure that has been abandoned by petitioners or in the legislature will still be listed until a legal deadline passes. As more deadlines pass in any given year, the list will more accurately represent which measures will actually go before voters in the current year.

Alabama

  1. Alabama Colbert County Sewage Amendment (2010)
  2. Alabama Franklin County Sewage Amendment (2010)
  3. Alabama Lawrence County Sewage Amendment (2010)
  4. Alabama Lawrence County Landfill Amendment (2010)
  5. Alabama Forever Wild Land Trust Amendment, Amendment 1 (2012)

Alaska

  1. Alaska Ballot Proposition 5, Bottle Deposit Refund Initiative (1978)
  2. Alaska Pollution Zone Act (2008)
  3. Alaska Coastal Management Question, Ballot Measure 2 (August 2012)
  4. Alaska Bristol Bay Mining Ban, Ballot Measure 4 (2014)
  5. Alaska Measure 4, Water Standards at New Metallic Mineral Mines Initiative (August 2008)
  6. Alaska Ballot Measure 1, Salmon Habitat Protections and Permits Initiative (2018)

Arizona

  1. Arizona Proposition 303, State Funds for Open Space Land Amendment (1998)
  2. Arizona Proposition 101, Exchange of State Trust Lands Initiative (2002)
  3. Arizona Proposition 200, State Lottery Heritage Funds for Parks and Environment Initiative (1990)
  4. Arizona Proposition 202, State Solid Waste Reduction Plan and Waste Disposal Regulation Initiative (1990)
  5. Arizona Measure Nos. 304-305, State Conservation Commission Initiative (1920)
  6. Arizona Proposition 100, State Trust Lands Amendment (2000)
  7. Arizona Proposition 100, Exchange of State Trust Lands Amendment (2004)
  8. Arizona Proposition 105, State Trust Lands Amendment (2006)

Arkansas

  1. Arkansas Referred Question 1, Water, Waste Disposal, and Pollution Abatement Bond Measure (2008)
  2. Arkansas Waste Disposal and Pollution Abatement Facility Bonds, Referred Question Act 686 (1988)

California

  1. California Proposition 7, Tax Credits for Emission Reductions Initiative (1998)
  2. California Proposition 135, Pesticide Regulation Initiative (1990)
  3. California Proposition 141, Prohibit Carcinogens Released Into Water Systems Initiative (1990)
  4. California Proposition 128, Environmental Regulation and Bond Issue Initiative (1990)
  5. California Proposition 23, Suspension of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Law Initiative (2010)
  6. California Proposition 1, Property Taxes for Environmentally Contaminated Property Amendment (1998)
  7. California Proposition 40, Environment and Parks Bond Measure (March 2002)
  8. California Proposition 117, Creation of the Habitat Conservation Fund Initiative (June 1990)
  9. California Proposition 22, Planted Trees Tax Exemption Amendment (1926)
  10. California Proposition 7, Water Conservation Amendment (1928)
  11. California Proposition 2, State Tide and Beach Lands Leases Referendum (May 1932)
  12. California Proposition 5, Fish, Mollusks, and Crustaceans Permits Initiative (1938)
  13. California Proposition 19, Bond Issue for Wildlife Conservation Board and Coastal Conservancy Habitat Projects Measure (June 1984)
  14. California Proposition 3, Bonds for Environmental Pollution Control Facilities Amendment (1972)
  15. California Proposition 2, Water Pollution Control Bond Measure (June 1974)
  16. California Proposition 2, Lake Tahoe Basin Property Bond Measure (1980)
  17. California Proposition 7, Aid from Natural Disasters Amendment (June 1980)
  18. California Proposition 8, Tax Exemption for Pollution Control Amendment (1972)
  19. California Proposition 10, Bonds for Alternative Fuels Initiative (2008)
  20. California Proposition 11, Klamath River Fish and Game District Initiative (1924)
  21. California Proposition 132, Marine Protection Zone and Gill and Trammel Net Prohibition Initiative (1990)
  22. California Proposition 4, Parks, Environment, Energy, and Water Bond Measure (2024)
  23. California Proposition 65, Dedication of Revenue from Disposable Bag Sales to Wildlife Conservation Fund (2016)
  24. California Proposition 68, Parks, Environment, and Water Bond (June 2018)
  25. California Proposition 3, Water Infrastructure and Watershed Conservation Bond Initiative (2018)
  26. California Environmental Education in Public Schools Initiative (2026)

Colorado

  1. Colorado Proposal No. 3, Colorado Wildlife Management Commission and Department of Wildlife Conservation Initiative (1960)
  2. Colorado Amendment No. 8, Recycling and Reuse of Beverage Containers Initiative (1976)
  3. Colorado Amendment No. 5, Beverage Container Initiative (1982)
  4. Colorado Amendment 8, Funds for Wildlife and Natural Area Preservation Initiative (1992)
  5. Colorado Amendment 37, Renewable Energy Sources for Utilities Initiative (2004)
  6. Colorado Measure 3, Game and Fish Commission Initiative (1940)
  7. Colorado Referendum A, Bonds for Land Preservation Bond Measure (2001)
  8. Colorado Amendment 33, Video Lottery Program Initiative (2003)
  9. Colorado Proposition 114, Gray Wolf Reintroduction Initiative (2020)

Florida

  1. Florida Water and Land Conservation Initiative, Amendment 1 (2014)
  2. Florida Amendment 2, Bonds for Outdoors Resources Amendment (1972)
  3. Florida Amendment 4, Bonds for Pollution Control and Waste Disposal Facilities Amendment (1970)
  4. Florida Amendment 5, Sale of State Submerged Lands Amendment (1970)
  5. Florida Amendment 4, Everglades Sugar Fee Initiative (1996)
  6. Florida Amendment 5, Payment for Water Pollution in the Everglades Initiative (1996)
  7. Florida Amendment 6, Everglades Trust Fund Initiative (1996)
  8. Florida Amendment 5, Conservation of Natural Resources Amendment (1998)
  9. Florida Amendment 3, High Water Recharge Lands Classification Amendment (1988)
  10. Florida Amendment 3, Administration of the Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission Amendment (1960)
  11. Florida Amendment 3, Indebtedness for Outdoor Recreation and Conservation Amendment (1963)
  12. Florida Amendment 9, Ban Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling and Ban Vaping in Enclosed Indoor Workplaces Amendment (2018)
  13. Florida Right to Clean Water Initiative (2026)
  14. Florida Referendum 1, Bonds for Environmentally Endangered Lands and Outdoor Recreation Projects Bond Measure (1972)

Georgia

  1. Georgia Amendment 1, Portion of Revenue from Outdoor Recreation Equipment Sales Tax Dedicated to Land Conservation Fund Amendment (2018)

Illinois

  1. Illinois Anti-Pollution Amendment (1970)

Louisiana

  1. Louisiana Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Fund, Ballot Measure 1 (October 2003)
  2. Louisiana Coastal Restoration Fund, Ballot Measure 2 (October 2003)
  3. Louisiana Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Fund, Amendment 1 (September 2006)
  4. Louisiana Artificial Reef Development Fund Protection, Amendment 8 (2014)
  5. Louisiana Coastal Funds Act, Amendment 2 (September 2006)
  6. Louisiana Amendment 3, Levee Districts and Regional Flood Protection Authorities Measure (September 2006)

Maine

  1. Maine Repeal of Returnable Container Law, Returnable Container Question (1979)
  2. Maine Yankee Power Plant Operation with High-Level Nuclear Waste, Question 1 (1987)
  3. Maine Direct Democracy on Nuclear Waste Disposal and Storage, Low Level Radioactive Waste Siting Issue 1 (1985)
  4. Maine Question 5, Hazardous Substances, Tire Stockpiles and Solid Waste Landfills Clean Up Bond Measure (1996)
  5. Maine Question 4, Solid Waste Landfill and Hazardous Substances Cleanup and Water Pollution Control Bond Measure (1999)
  6. Maine Pollution Abatement Facilities, Referendum Question (1964)
  7. Maine Allagash Waterway Development, Referendum Question No. 2 (1966)
  8. Maine Pollution Abatement Facilities, Referendum Question No. 8 (1969)
  9. Maine Oil Pollution Removal, Referendum Question No. 3 (1970)
  10. Maine Water Pollution Abatement Interest Repeal, Referendum Question No. 4 (1970)
  11. Maine Minimum Bottle Refund (1976)
  12. Maine Pollution Abatement Facilities, Referendum Question No. 1 (1977)
  13. Maine Energy Conservation Improvements, Referendum Question No. 3 (1979)
  14. Maine Energy Conservation Improvements, Referendum Question No. 5 (1977)
  15. Maine Energy Conservation Improvements, Referendum Question No. 2 (1980)
  16. Maine Energy Conservation Improvements, Referendum Question No. 3 (1981)
  17. Maine Municipality Resource Conservation and Recovery Systems, Referendum Question No. 5 (1981)
  18. Maine Pollution Abatement and Hazardous Waste Clean Up, Bond Issue (1984)
  19. Maine Water Quality Improvement Facilities and Oil Contaminated Ground Water Restoration, Bond Issue 2 (1985)
  20. Maine Solid Waste Landfills Clean Up and Closures, Question 2 (1987)
  21. Maine Sewage Treatment Facilities Construction, Question 3 (1987)
  22. Maine Oil Storage Tank Removal and Ground Water Restoration, Question 6 (1987)
  23. Maine Hazardous Substance Sites, Solid Waste Landfills and Underground Oil Tanks, Question 3 (1988)
  24. Maine Regional and Municipal Recycling, Question 4 (1989)
  25. Maine Solid Waste Landfills Clean Up and Closures, Question 10 (1989)
  26. Maine Hazardous Substance Sites, Question No. 4 (1990)
  27. Maine Question 2, Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Closures Bond Measure (1993)
  28. Maine Question 2, Water Pollution Control Facilities, Tire Stockpiles and Drinking Water Supply Bond Measure (1997)
  29. Maine Question 2, Water Pollution Control and Tire Stockpile Clean Up Bond Measure (1998)
  30. Maine Question 7, Public Lands and Easements Bond Measure (1999)
  31. Maine Clean Water and Wetlands Bond Issue, Question 6 (2014)

Massachusetts

  1. Massachusetts Initiative to Limit Carbon Dioxide Emissions (2010)
  2. Massachusetts Question 2, Expansion of Bottle Deposits Initiative (2014)
  3. Massachusetts Question 5, Environmental Constitutional Rights Amendment (1972)
  4. Massachusetts Question 7, Property Tax Classification for Recreational and Natural Land Amendment (1978)
  5. Massachusetts Question 4, Identification and Remediation of Hazardous Waste Sites Initiative (1986)

Minnesota

  1. Minnesota Use of Lottery for Environmental Trust Fund, Amendment 1 (1998)
  2. Minnesota Sales Tax Increase, Amendment 1 (2008)
  3. Minnesota Use of Lottery for Environmental Trust Fund, Amendment 1 (1990)
  4. Minnesota Sale of Swamp Lands, Amendment 5 (1881)
  5. Minnesota Reforestation Tax, Amendment 5 (1910)
  6. Minnesota Tax Exemptions for Reforestation, Amendment 6 (1910)
  7. Minnesota State Bounties for Reforestation, Amendment 10 (1914)
  8. Minnesota Promoting Forestation and Reforestation, Amendment 4 (1924)
  9. Minnesota Expenditures to Prevent Forest Fires, Amendment 5 (1924)
  10. Minnesota Promoting Forestation and Reforestation, Amendment 2 (1926)
  11. Minnesota Environmental and Natural Resources Trust Fund, Amendment 1 (1988)
  12. Minnesota Hunting and Fishing Heritage, Amendment 3 (1998)
  13. Minnesota Amendment 1, Continue to Provide Lottery Revenue to Environment and Natural Resources Fund Amendment (2024)

Missouri

  1. Missouri Measure 1 (1982)

Montana

  1. Montana Disposal of Radioactive Waste, I-84 (1980)
  2. Montana Litter Control and Recycling, I-87 (1980)
  3. Montana Refundable Deposits on Beverage Containers, I-113 (1988)
  4. Montana Mining Discharge and Water Quality, I-122 (1996)
  5. Montana Noxious Weed Management, C-40 (2004)
  6. Montana I-186, Requirements for Permits and Reclamation Plans of New Hard Rock Mines Initiative (2018)

Nevada

  1. Nevada State Question 2, Wildlife Protection and Game Regulation Referendum, (1934)

New Mexico

  1. New Mexico Proposed Amendment 1, Development of Minerals on State Lands (1928)

New Jersey

  1. New Jersey Open Space, Farmland and Historic Preservation Funds, Question 1 (1998)
  2. New Jersey Open Space Bond Issue (2009)
  3. New Jersey Question 2, Tax Revenue Dedicated to Air Pollution Control (2005)
  4. New Jersey Part of Corporate Business Tax Dedicated to Environmental Spending, Question 2 (1996)
  5. New Jersey Open Space Preservation Funding Amendment, Public Question No. 2 (2014)
  6. New Jersey Public Question 2, Revenue from Environmental Damage Lawsuits Dedicated to Environmental Projects Amendment (2017)

New York

  1. New York Proposition Number One, State Environmental Preservation (1972)
  2. New York Environmental Quality Bond Act of 1986 (1986)
  3. New York State Debt for the Environment, Proposition 1 (1972)
  4. New York Proposal 1, Environmental Bond Measure (2022)
  5. New York Proposal 2, Environmental Rights Amendment (2021)

North Carolina

  1. North Carolina Conservation of Natural Resources Policy Amendment (1972)

North Dakota

  1. North Dakota Coal Trust Fund Expenditures, Measure 1 (1994)
  2. North Dakota Waste Facility Disposal Fees, Measure 7 (1992)
  3. North Dakota Hazardous Waste Facilities, Measure 6 (1996)
  4. North Dakota Clean Water, Wildlife and Parks Amendment, Measure 5 (2014)
  5. North Dakota Taxable Status of Land Held for Conservation Purposes, Constitutional Measure 1 (2002)

Ohio

  1. Ohio Promotion of Natural Resources Conservation Amendment (September 1912)
  2. Ohio Beverage Container Deposit and Pull-Tab Ban Initiative (1979)

Pennsylvania

  1. Pennsylvania Question 3, Environmental Rights Amendment (May 1971)
  2. Pennsylvania Question 3, State Parks, Conservation, and Recreation Bonds Amendment (1963)
  3. Pennsylvania Environment, Open Space, and Mine Remediation Bond Measure (May 2005)

Rhode Island

  1. Rhode Island Question 3, Environmental Management Bonds (1998)
  2. Rhode Island Environmental Management Bonds, Question 1 (2000)
  3. Rhode Island Heritage Harbor Museum Bonds, Question 5 (2000)
  4. Rhode Island Question 8, Watershed Protection Bonds (2004)
  5. Rhode Island Question 8, Environmental Management Bonds (2006)
  6. Rhode Island Clean Water Finance Agency - Water Quality Management Bonds, Question 2 (2000)
  7. Rhode Island Newport Environmental Management Bonds Question, Question 6 (2012)
  8. Rhode Island Shore Use and Environmental Protection, Constitutional Amendment 9 (1986)
  9. Rhode Island Conservation and Resource Planning, Proposal 9 (1970)

South Dakota

  1. South Dakota Amendment D, Special Assessment on River Drainage Lands Measure (1922)
  2. South Dakota Initiated Measure 1, Nuclear Waste Disposal Measure (1984)

Texas

  1. Texas Proposition 2, Tax Exemptions for Pollution Control Property Amendment (1993)
  2. Texas Proposition 2, Conservation and Reclamation District Amendment (1964)
  3. Texas Proposition 6, Tax Exemptions for Pollution Mitigation Equipment Amendment (1968)

Washington

  1. Washington Initiative 937, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Standards for Electric Utilities Initiative (2006)
  2. Washington Initiative 297, Mixed Hazardous and Radioactive Waste Cleanup Measure (2004)
  3. Washington Initiative 40 and Alternative Measure 40B, Regulation of Litter Measure (1972)
  4. Washington Initiative 43 and Alternative Measure 43B, Shoreline Use and Development Measure (1972)
  5. Washington Initiative 256, Prohibit Non-Refundable Beverage Containers Measure (1970)
  6. Washington Initiative 547, Land Use Planning Measure (1990)
  7. Washington Initiative 414, Beverage Container Refund Measure (1982)
  8. Washington Referendum 39, Public Waste Disposal Facilities Bond Measure (1980)
  9. Washington Referendum 33, License Plate Fee for Conservation Measure (1973)
  10. Washington Initiative 90, Sales Tax Increase for Conservation Measure (1986)
  11. Washington Initiative 61, Beverage Container Recycling Deposit Measure (1979)
  12. Washington Initiative 25, Prohibit Large Dams and Water Diversions on Columbia River Tributaries Measure (1960)
  13. Washington Advisory Vote 22, Nonbinding Question on Paint Tax to Fund Paint Waste Management Programs (2019)
  14. Washington SJR 8210, Funding Private Water Conservation Efforts through Public Water Revenues Amendment (1989)
  15. Washington Initiative 2117, Prohibit Carbon Tax Credit Trading and Repeal Carbon Cap-and-Invest Program Measure (2024)
  16. Washington Initiative 1631, Carbon Emissions Fee Measure (2018)

Wyoming

  1. Wyoming Permanent Mineral Trust, Amendment A (2006)

By year

Note: The list below automatically compiles all potential and certified ballot measures being tracked by Ballotpedia. Sometimes a measure that has been abandoned by petitioners or in the legislature will still be listed until a legal deadline passes. As more deadlines pass in any given year, the list will more accurately represent which measures will actually go before voters in the current year.

2026

  1. Florida Right to Clean Water Initiative (2026)
  2. California Environmental Education in Public Schools Initiative (2026)

2024

  1. Minnesota Amendment 1, Continue to Provide Lottery Revenue to Environment and Natural Resources Fund Amendment (2024)
  2. Washington Initiative 2117, Prohibit Carbon Tax Credit Trading and Repeal Carbon Cap-and-Invest Program Measure (2024)
  3. California Proposition 4, Parks, Environment, Energy, and Water Bond Measure (2024)

2022

  1. New York Proposal 1, Environmental Bond Measure (2022)

2021

  1. New York Proposal 2, Environmental Rights Amendment (2021)

2020

  1. Colorado Proposition 114, Gray Wolf Reintroduction Initiative (2020)

2019

  1. Washington Advisory Vote 22, Nonbinding Question on Paint Tax to Fund Paint Waste Management Programs (2019)

2018

  1. Alaska Ballot Measure 1, Salmon Habitat Protections and Permits Initiative (2018)
  2. Montana I-186, Requirements for Permits and Reclamation Plans of New Hard Rock Mines Initiative (2018)
  3. Florida Amendment 9, Ban Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling and Ban Vaping in Enclosed Indoor Workplaces Amendment (2018)
  4. Georgia Amendment 1, Portion of Revenue from Outdoor Recreation Equipment Sales Tax Dedicated to Land Conservation Fund Amendment (2018)
  5. California Proposition 68, Parks, Environment, and Water Bond (June 2018)
  6. Washington Initiative 1631, Carbon Emissions Fee Measure (2018)
  7. California Proposition 3, Water Infrastructure and Watershed Conservation Bond Initiative (2018)

2017

  1. New Jersey Public Question 2, Revenue from Environmental Damage Lawsuits Dedicated to Environmental Projects Amendment (2017)

2016

  1. California Proposition 65, Dedication of Revenue from Disposable Bag Sales to Wildlife Conservation Fund (2016)

2014

  1. Louisiana Artificial Reef Development Fund Protection, Amendment 8 (2014)
  2. Florida Water and Land Conservation Initiative, Amendment 1 (2014)
  3. Alaska Bristol Bay Mining Ban, Ballot Measure 4 (2014)
  4. Massachusetts Question 2, Expansion of Bottle Deposits Initiative (2014)
  5. Maine Clean Water and Wetlands Bond Issue, Question 6 (2014)
  6. North Dakota Clean Water, Wildlife and Parks Amendment, Measure 5 (2014)
  7. New Jersey Open Space Preservation Funding Amendment, Public Question No. 2 (2014)
  8. Rhode Island "Clean Water, Open Space and Healthy Communities" Bonds, Question 7 (2014)

2012

  1. Alabama Forever Wild Land Trust Amendment, Amendment 1 (2012)
  2. Alaska Coastal Management Question, Ballot Measure 2 (August 2012)
  3. Rhode Island Newport Environmental Management Bonds Question, Question 6 (2012)

2010

  1. California Proposition 23, Suspension of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Law Initiative (2010)
  2. Massachusetts Initiative to Limit Carbon Dioxide Emissions (2010)
  3. Alabama Colbert County Sewage Amendment (2010)
  4. Alabama Franklin County Sewage Amendment (2010)
  5. Alabama Lawrence County Sewage Amendment (2010)
  6. Alabama Lawrence County Landfill Amendment (2010)

2009

  1. New Jersey Open Space Bond Issue (2009)

2008

  1. Arkansas Referred Question 1, Water, Waste Disposal, and Pollution Abatement Bond Measure (2008)
  2. Minnesota Sales Tax Increase, Amendment 1 (2008)
  3. Alaska Measure 4, Water Standards at New Metallic Mineral Mines Initiative (August 2008)
  4. California Proposition 10, Bonds for Alternative Fuels Initiative (2008)

2006

  1. Washington Initiative 937, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Standards for Electric Utilities Initiative (2006)
  2. Louisiana Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Fund, Amendment 1 (September 2006)
  3. Wyoming Permanent Mineral Trust, Amendment A (2006)
  4. Rhode Island Question 8, Environmental Management Bonds (2006)
  5. Louisiana Coastal Funds Act, Amendment 2 (September 2006)
  6. Louisiana Amendment 3, Levee Districts and Regional Flood Protection Authorities Measure (September 2006)
  7. Arizona Proposition 105, State Trust Lands Amendment (2006)

2005

  1. New Jersey Question 2, Tax Revenue Dedicated to Air Pollution Control (2005)
  2. Pennsylvania Environment, Open Space, and Mine Remediation Bond Measure (May 2005)

2004

  1. Colorado Amendment 37, Renewable Energy Sources for Utilities Initiative (2004)
  2. Washington Initiative 297, Mixed Hazardous and Radioactive Waste Cleanup Measure (2004)
  3. Rhode Island Question 8, Watershed Protection Bonds (2004)
  4. Montana Noxious Weed Management, C-40 (2004)
  5. Arizona Proposition 100, Exchange of State Trust Lands Amendment (2004)

2003

  1. Louisiana Coastal Restoration Fund, Ballot Measure 2 (October 2003)
  2. Louisiana Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Fund, Ballot Measure 1 (October 2003)
  3. Colorado Amendment 33, Video Lottery Program Initiative (2003)

2002

  1. Arizona Proposition 101, Exchange of State Trust Lands Initiative (2002)
  2. North Dakota Taxable Status of Land Held for Conservation Purposes, Constitutional Measure 1 (2002)
  3. California Proposition 40, Environment and Parks Bond Measure (March 2002)

2001

  1. Colorado Referendum A, Bonds for Land Preservation Bond Measure (2001)

2000

  1. Rhode Island Environmental Management Bonds, Question 1 (2000)
  2. Rhode Island Heritage Harbor Museum Bonds, Question 5 (2000)
  3. Rhode Island Clean Water Finance Agency - Water Quality Management Bonds, Question 2 (2000)
  4. Arizona Proposition 100, State Trust Lands Amendment (2000)

1999

  1. Maine Question 4, Solid Waste Landfill and Hazardous Substances Cleanup and Water Pollution Control Bond Measure (1999)
  2. Maine Question 7, Public Lands and Easements Bond Measure (1999)

1998

  1. California Proposition 7, Tax Credits for Emission Reductions Initiative (1998)
  2. Arizona Proposition 303, State Funds for Open Space Land Amendment (1998)
  3. Minnesota Use of Lottery for Environmental Trust Fund, Amendment 1 (1998)
  4. New Jersey Open Space, Farmland and Historic Preservation Funds, Question 1 (1998)
  5. Rhode Island Question 3, Environmental Management Bonds (1998)
  6. California Proposition 1, Property Taxes for Environmentally Contaminated Property Amendment (1998)
  7. Florida Amendment 5, Conservation of Natural Resources Amendment (1998)
  8. Maine Question 2, Water Pollution Control and Tire Stockpile Clean Up Bond Measure (1998)
  9. Minnesota Hunting and Fishing Heritage, Amendment 3 (1998)

1997

  1. Maine Question 2, Water Pollution Control Facilities, Tire Stockpiles and Drinking Water Supply Bond Measure (1997)

1996

  1. North Dakota Hazardous Waste Facilities, Measure 6 (1996)
  2. Maine Question 5, Hazardous Substances, Tire Stockpiles and Solid Waste Landfills Clean Up Bond Measure (1996)
  3. New Jersey Part of Corporate Business Tax Dedicated to Environmental Spending, Question 2 (1996)
  4. Florida Amendment 4, Everglades Sugar Fee Initiative (1996)
  5. Florida Amendment 5, Payment for Water Pollution in the Everglades Initiative (1996)
  6. Florida Amendment 6, Everglades Trust Fund Initiative (1996)
  7. Montana Mining Discharge and Water Quality, I-122 (1996)

1994

  1. North Dakota Coal Trust Fund Expenditures, Measure 1 (1994)

1993

  1. Texas Proposition 2, Tax Exemptions for Pollution Control Property Amendment (1993)
  2. Maine Question 2, Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Closures Bond Measure (1993)

1992

  1. North Dakota Waste Facility Disposal Fees, Measure 7 (1992)
  2. Colorado Amendment 8, Funds for Wildlife and Natural Area Preservation Initiative (1992)

1990

  1. Washington Initiative 547, Land Use Planning Measure (1990)
  2. California Proposition 128, Environmental Regulation and Bond Issue Initiative (1990)
  3. California Proposition 135, Pesticide Regulation Initiative (1990)
  4. California Proposition 141, Prohibit Carcinogens Released Into Water Systems Initiative (1990)
  5. Minnesota Use of Lottery for Environmental Trust Fund, Amendment 1 (1990)
  6. Arizona Proposition 200, State Lottery Heritage Funds for Parks and Environment Initiative (1990)
  7. Arizona Proposition 202, State Solid Waste Reduction Plan and Waste Disposal Regulation Initiative (1990)
  8. Maine Hazardous Substance Sites, Question No. 4 (1990)
  9. California Proposition 117, Creation of the Habitat Conservation Fund Initiative (June 1990)
  10. California Proposition 132, Marine Protection Zone and Gill and Trammel Net Prohibition Initiative (1990)

1989

  1. Maine Regional and Municipal Recycling, Question 4 (1989)
  2. Maine Solid Waste Landfills Clean Up and Closures, Question 10 (1989)
  3. Washington SJR 8210, Funding Private Water Conservation Efforts through Public Water Revenues Amendment (1989)

1988

  1. Florida Amendment 3, High Water Recharge Lands Classification Amendment (1988)
  2. Arkansas Waste Disposal and Pollution Abatement Facility Bonds, Referred Question Act 686 (1988)
  3. Maine Hazardous Substance Sites, Solid Waste Landfills and Underground Oil Tanks, Question 3 (1988)
  4. Minnesota Environmental and Natural Resources Trust Fund, Amendment 1 (1988)
  5. Montana Refundable Deposits on Beverage Containers, I-113 (1988)

1987

  1. Maine Yankee Power Plant Operation with High-Level Nuclear Waste, Question 1 (1987)
  2. Maine Solid Waste Landfills Clean Up and Closures, Question 2 (1987)
  3. Maine Sewage Treatment Facilities Construction, Question 3 (1987)
  4. Maine Oil Storage Tank Removal and Ground Water Restoration, Question 6 (1987)

1986

  1. Washington Initiative 90, Sales Tax Increase for Conservation Measure (1986)
  2. Rhode Island Shore Use and Environmental Protection, Constitutional Amendment 9 (1986)
  3. New York Environmental Quality Bond Act of 1986 (1986)
  4. Massachusetts Question 4, Identification and Remediation of Hazardous Waste Sites Initiative (1986)

1985

  1. Maine Direct Democracy on Nuclear Waste Disposal and Storage, Low Level Radioactive Waste Siting Issue 1 (1985)
  2. Maine Water Quality Improvement Facilities and Oil Contaminated Ground Water Restoration, Bond Issue 2 (1985)

1984

  1. Maine Pollution Abatement and Hazardous Waste Clean Up, Bond Issue (1984)
  2. South Dakota Initiated Measure 1, Nuclear Waste Disposal Measure (1984)
  3. California Proposition 19, Bond Issue for Wildlife Conservation Board and Coastal Conservancy Habitat Projects Measure (June 1984)

1982

  1. Washington Initiative 414, Beverage Container Refund Measure (1982)
  2. Colorado Amendment No. 5, Beverage Container Initiative (1982)

1981

  1. Maine Energy Conservation Improvements, Referendum Question No. 3 (1981)
  2. Maine Municipality Resource Conservation and Recovery Systems, Referendum Question No. 5 (1981)

1980

  1. Washington Referendum 39, Public Waste Disposal Facilities Bond Measure (1980)
  2. Maine Energy Conservation Improvements, Referendum Question No. 2 (1980)
  3. Montana Disposal of Radioactive Waste, I-84 (1980)
  4. Montana Litter Control and Recycling, I-87 (1980)
  5. California Proposition 2, Lake Tahoe Basin Property Bond Measure (1980)
  6. California Proposition 7, Aid from Natural Disasters Amendment (June 1980)

1979

  1. Maine Repeal of Returnable Container Law, Returnable Container Question (1979)
  2. Washington Initiative 61, Beverage Container Recycling Deposit Measure (1979)
  3. Maine Energy Conservation Improvements, Referendum Question No. 3 (1979)
  4. Ohio Beverage Container Deposit and Pull-Tab Ban Initiative (1979)

1978

  1. Alaska Ballot Proposition 5, Bottle Deposit Refund Initiative (1978)
  2. Massachusetts Question 7, Property Tax Classification for Recreational and Natural Land Amendment (1978)

1977

  1. Maine Pollution Abatement Facilities, Referendum Question No. 1 (1977)
  2. Maine Energy Conservation Improvements, Referendum Question No. 5 (1977)

1976

  1. Colorado Amendment No. 8, Recycling and Reuse of Beverage Containers Initiative (1976)
  2. Maine Minimum Bottle Refund (1976)

1974

  1. California Proposition 2, Water Pollution Control Bond Measure (June 1974)

1973

  1. Washington Referendum 33, License Plate Fee for Conservation Measure (1973)

1972

  1. Washington Initiative 40 and Alternative Measure 40B, Regulation of Litter Measure (1972)
  2. Washington Initiative 43 and Alternative Measure 43B, Shoreline Use and Development Measure (1972)
  3. Florida Amendment 2, Bonds for Outdoors Resources Amendment (1972)
  4. New York Proposition Number One, State Environmental Preservation (1972)
  5. New York State Debt for the Environment, Proposition 1 (1972)
  6. California Proposition 3, Bonds for Environmental Pollution Control Facilities Amendment (1972)
  7. California Proposition 8, Tax Exemption for Pollution Control Amendment (1972)
  8. North Carolina Conservation of Natural Resources Policy Amendment (1972)
  9. Massachusetts Question 5, Environmental Constitutional Rights Amendment (1972)
  10. Florida Referendum 1, Bonds for Environmentally Endangered Lands and Outdoor Recreation Projects Bond Measure (1972)

1971

  1. Pennsylvania Question 3, Environmental Rights Amendment (May 1971)

1970

  1. Washington Initiative 256, Prohibit Non-Refundable Beverage Containers Measure (1970)
  2. Illinois Anti-Pollution Amendment (1970)
  3. Florida Amendment 4, Bonds for Pollution Control and Waste Disposal Facilities Amendment (1970)
  4. Florida Amendment 5, Sale of State Submerged Lands Amendment (1970)
  5. Maine Oil Pollution Removal, Referendum Question No. 3 (1970)
  6. Maine Water Pollution Abatement Interest Repeal, Referendum Question No. 4 (1970)
  7. Rhode Island Conservation and Resource Planning, Proposal 9 (1970)

1969

  1. Maine Pollution Abatement Facilities, Referendum Question No. 8 (1969)

1968

  1. Texas Proposition 6, Tax Exemptions for Pollution Mitigation Equipment Amendment (1968)

1966

  1. Maine Allagash Waterway Development, Referendum Question No. 2 (1966)

1964

  1. Maine Pollution Abatement Facilities, Referendum Question (1964)
  2. Texas Proposition 2, Conservation and Reclamation District Amendment (1964)

1963

  1. Florida Amendment 3, Indebtedness for Outdoor Recreation and Conservation Amendment (1963)
  2. Pennsylvania Question 3, State Parks, Conservation, and Recreation Bonds Amendment (1963)

1960

  1. Florida Amendment 3, Administration of the Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission Amendment (1960)
  2. Washington Initiative 25, Prohibit Large Dams and Water Diversions on Columbia River Tributaries Measure (1960)
  3. Colorado Proposal No. 3, Colorado Wildlife Management Commission and Department of Wildlife Conservation Initiative (1960)

1940

  1. Colorado Measure 3, Game and Fish Commission Initiative (1940)

1938

  1. California Proposition 5, Fish, Mollusks, and Crustaceans Permits Initiative (1938)

1934

  1. Nevada State Question 2, Wildlife Protection and Game Regulation Referendum, (1934)

1932

  1. California Proposition 2, State Tide and Beach Lands Leases Referendum (May 1932)

1928

  1. New Mexico Proposed Amendment 1, Development of Minerals on State Lands (1928)
  2. California Proposition 7, Water Conservation Amendment (1928)

1926

  1. Minnesota Promoting Forestation and Reforestation, Amendment 2 (1926)
  2. California Proposition 22, Planted Trees Tax Exemption Amendment (1926)

1924

  1. Minnesota Promoting Forestation and Reforestation, Amendment 4 (1924)
  2. Minnesota Expenditures to Prevent Forest Fires, Amendment 5 (1924)
  3. California Proposition 11, Klamath River Fish and Game District Initiative (1924)

1922

  1. South Dakota Amendment D, Special Assessment on River Drainage Lands Measure (1922)

1920

  1. Arizona Measure Nos. 304-305, State Conservation Commission Initiative (1920)

1914

  1. Minnesota State Bounties for Reforestation, Amendment 10 (1914)

1912

  1. Ohio Promotion of Natural Resources Conservation Amendment (September 1912)

1910

  1. Minnesota Reforestation Tax, Amendment 5 (1910)
  2. Minnesota Tax Exemptions for Reforestation, Amendment 6 (1910)

Before 1900

  1. Minnesota Sale of Swamp Lands, Amendment 5 (1881)

Did not make ballot

Did not make ballot

  1. Maine Groundwater Extraction Initiative (2008)
  2. Massachusetts Biodiversity in DCR Forest Lands Initiative (2010)
  3. California Nuclear Energy Regulations (2008)
  4. Save our Florida Initiative (2008)
  5. California Safe Drinking Water Act (2008)
  6. Colorado Carbon Dioxide Emissions Act (2008)
  7. Colorado Carbon Tax Initiative (2008)
  8. North Dakota Construction and Placement of a Pipeline Petition (2008)
  9. Maine Groundwater Extraction Initiative (2009)
  10. Arizona State Park Fee (2010)
  11. Idaho State Lands Amendments (2010)
  12. California McCauley-Rosen Wealth Tax Initiative (2010)
  13. California Environmental Impact Report Lawsuit Limitations Act (2010)
  14. Oregon Forest Practices Amendment (2010)
  15. Washington Nontoxic Greenhouse Gas Regulation (2010)
  16. Montana Irrigation Ditches Amendment (2010)
  17. Arizona Proposition 103 (2008)
  18. Colorado New Housing Water Use (2010)
  19. Colorado Renewable Energy Exemption Initiative (2010)
  20. Colorado Private Property Water Access Amendment (2010)
  21. Colorado Use of Streams Amendment (2010)
  22. Maine Wildlife Agency Funding Amendment (2011)
  23. Florida Billboard Amendment (2012)
  24. California Initiative to Eliminate Environmental Protection Laws and Agencies (2012)
  25. Michigan Mining Restriction Measure (2012)
  26. California Pollution Producers To Pay for Pollution Mitigation (2012)
  27. Massachusetts Recyclable Bottle Deposit Expansion (2012)
  28. Colorado Water Law Amendment (2012)
  29. Michigan Fracking Ban Amendment (2012)
  30. Missouri Renewable Energy Initiative (2012)
  31. Florida Referendum for Land Use (2008)
  32. Alaska Set Net Ban Initiative (2014)
  33. New York Bonds for Environmental Infrastructure Act (2014)
  34. Ohio Bottle Bill Initiative (2014)
  35. Washington Five Cent Bottle Bill, Initiative 1353 (2014)
  36. Washington Tax on Carbon Initiative (2014)
  37. Colorado Public Trust Resources Amendment (2014)
  38. Colorado Environmental Rights Amendment (2014)
  39. New Jersey Realty Transfer Fee Revenue for Shore Protection Amendment, ACR 28 (2014)
  40. New Jersey Sales and Use Tax for Open Space Preservation Funding Amendment (2014)
  41. New Jersey Water Consumption Tax for Open Space Preservation Funding Amendment, ACR 116 (2014)
  42. New Jersey Payments to Municipalities for Open Space Amendment (2014)
  43. New Jersey Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Participation Amendment (2014)
  44. New Jersey Property Tax Reduction for Open Space Amendment, SCR 37 (2014)
  45. Texas Taxes on Sporting Goods for Conservation, Preservation and Recreation Amendment (2015)
  46. Ohio Bottle Bill Amendment (2015)
  47. New Jersey Pollution Settlements Amendment (2015)
  48. Colorado Ban on Fracking Amendment (2016)
  49. Oregon Consumer Packaging Initiative (2016)
  50. Colorado "Right to a Healthy Environment" Amendment (2016)
  51. New York Environmental Conservation Projects Bond (2015)
  52. Ohio Clean Energy Projects Amendment (2013)
  53. Colorado Public Trust Resources Amendment (2016)
  54. Alaska House Bill 134
  55. Alaska Fisheries Conservation Act (2008)
  56. California Water Infrastructure, Natural Resources, and Parks Bond Initiative (2018)
  57. Montana Renewable Energy Requirement Initiative (2018)
  58. Ohio Right to Enact Local Laws Governing Health, Saftey, and Welfare of Communities and Environment Initiative (2018)
  59. Washington Atlantic Salmon Net-Pen Farming Ban Veto Referendum (2018)
  60. Michigan Terminate Straits of Mackinac Pipeline Easement Initiative (2018)
  61. Massachusetts Ban on Gillnets and Commercial Fishing Gear Known to Entangle Whales or Sea Turtles Initiative (2020)
  62. Washington Invasive Species Initiative (2019)
  63. Oregon Gas Tax Decrease and Carbon Tax Initiative (2020)
  64. Utah Carbon Tax Initiative (2020)
  65. Oregon Forest Water Protection from Logging Initiative (2020)
  66. Oregon Forest Water Protection from Pesticide Treatment Initiative (2020)
  67. California Wildfire, Water, and Climate Change Projects Bond (2020)
  68. Oregon Renewable and Carbon-Free Energy and Electrification Initiative (2020)
  69. Washington Insurer Surcharge for Wildfire Prevention Fund Initiative (2020)
  70. New York Environment and Climate Change Projects Bond Measure (2020)
  71. Hawaii Environmental Rights Amendment (2022)
  72. Maine Environmental Rights Amendment (2022)
  73. Massachusetts Chemical Regulation and Pollution Initiative (2024)
  74. Massachusetts Tax Credit for Zero-Emission Vehicles and Home Heating Systems and Home Solar Powered Electricity Initiative (2024)
  75. California "Clean Environment" Initiative (2016)
  76. California Bonds for Climate Impact Mitigation Initiative (2020)
  77. California Environment Board and Environment, GMOs, Nanoparticles, and Vaccine Policies Initiative (2018)
  78. California Parks and Environment Bond (June 2018)
  79. Utah Carbon Tax Initiative (2024)
  80. Washington Referendum 93, Cap-and-Trade Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measure (2021)
  81. Florida Right to Clean Water Initiative (2024)
  82. California Landfill Management and Education Funding Initiative (2024)
  83. California Solar Family Farms Initiative (2024)
  84. Oregon Right to Safe Levels of Greenhouse Gases Initiative (2024)
  85. Oregon Right to Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions Initiative (2024)
  86. California Drinking Water, Natural Disaster Prevention, Energy, and Workforce Development Bond Measure (2024)
  87. California Climate and Flood Protection Bond Measure (2024)
  88. California Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Limit Initiative (2024)
  89. Washington Limit Vehicle Emission Standards and Greenhouse Gas Disclosures to California Residents Initiative (2025)
  90. Colorado End Gray Wolf Reintroduction Initiative (2026)
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