MAINE PUBLIC • June 17, 2021
Gov. Janet Mills has signed into a law a bill that directs the Maine Public Employee Retirement System to divest $1.3 billion from fossil fuels within five years and directs the state treasury to do the same with other state funds. The governor's action makes Maine the first state in the country to commit to fossil fuel divestment through legislation and Cassie Cain of the coalition Maine Youth for Climate Justice and 350 Maine says she expects other states to follow Maine's lead.