PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • January 31, 2025
The state’s retirement system has only one year left of the five years the law, L.D. 99, has given it to divest from fossil fuel company investments. It has done very little so far to meet this legal mandate. Aside from the obvious harm to the Earth, fossil fuels are becoming a less profitable investment. MainePERS should understand that many people are watching and waiting for it to meet its obligation. We owe it to ourselves and to future generations to not let this truly important issue slide. ~ Marian Flaherty, Waterville