BANGOR DAILY NEWS • May 25, 2021
Peter Triandafillou discusses in his column on May 18 protecting this earth. We know that creation is under attack. The water and air are not clean everywhere and the environment is not healthy for all people in Maine. The Pine Tree Amendment will be a guide for the executive branch, the legislature, municipalities and the courts as they have the job of protecting those elements that make Maine so attractive to Mainers and out-of-state tourists. The Pine Tree Amendment makes it easier to combat environmental degradation and will help guarantee that legislation will not be accepted by one governor or legislature and rejected by the next. Making sure the people of Maine have constitutionally protected rights to a healthy environment will be the most powerful tool to guarantee. ~ The Rev. Richard Killmer, Yarmouth