POLITICS With an estimated $1.2 billion revenue shortfall due to COVID-19 Maine needs a stimulus. BUSINESS Maine welcomes proposals for renewable distributed generation resources. SCIENCE Total revenue for Maine from Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative exceeds $116.4 million COMMUNITY Thousands of Elected Officials demand an end to the environmental injustices in communities of color POLITICS Bond questions on July 2020 ballot […]
New York State pensions are intended to provide secure futures. The state should never gamble with them. But that’s exactly what’s happening in a high stakes game by continuing to invest state worker’s retirement funds in the fossil fuel industry. More
Republicans in Congress systematically have been cutting back funding for the postal service. With COVID-19 we need stimulus funds to revitalize the USPS so all Americans can vote. More
New York State’s Fossil Fuel Divestment Act is secluded to come to a vote this fall. Despite a measure back in 2014 to get Maine to divest, nothing further has been done. Yet, the evidence is clear the era of the fossil fuels is coming to an end. More
Protecting Maine’s EnvironmentElected Officials to Protect America has been fighting for a fully funded LWCF—now it’s within reach
U.S. Maine Sen. King, along with elected officials who are veterans, heralded action to preserve and protect Maine’s parks with the Great Outdoors and permanent funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund – now the measure goes to the U.S. House.
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