Maine Gov. Janet Mills established a Climate Council to evaluate policy options for achieving the requirement in Maine law to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80% by 2050.
RESTORE has joined more than two-dozen conservation, labor, community development, and religious groups in sending a letter to the governor supporting the work of the Maine Climate Council and emphasizing that “a strong climate action plan will create good-paying jobs with benefits and protections that help address the financial impacts and unemployment caused by the pandemic, while also reducing greenhouse gas emissions and making the state more resilient for the future.”
Click here to read the letter.