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iPolitics By iPolitics. Published on Apr 21, 2021 12:23pm The Lead U.S. President Joe Biden is set to virtually host a global climate summit on Thursday and Friday, where he will announce significant changes to current climate policies. Biden is expected reveal his goal of cutting American greenhouse gas emissions in half by the end of the decade, according to the New York Times. Biden’s target nearly doubles the pledge made by the Obama administration, which promised to cut emissions 26 to 28 per cent below 2005 levels by 2025. Biden administration officials noted that his announcement...

Federal budget gets good reviews in N.L., with 'bold' child-care plan welcomed The federal government’s first budget in two years has pleased many — including Newfoundland and Labrador’s finance minister, business and labour leaders, as well as a child care advocate. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Apr 20, 2021 8:00 AM NT | Last Updated: April 20 Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland delivers the federal budget in the House of Commons as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks on in Ottawa on Monday.(Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)

The Queen's representative in Newfoundland and Labrador uttered ominous words from the House of Assembly Thursday, outlining an era the lieutenant governor framed as both an impending disaster and an opportunity.

In a March 6 commentary, Sarah Leighton of Sierra Club Maine advocated for the electrification of our heating systems to reduce the use of fossil fuel, which is fine. However, this is the same Sierra Club chapter that is working side by side with the fossil fuel industry to stop New England Clean Energy Connect, […]

Maine lawmaker pushes for state to join Atlantic Loop negotiations Taryn Grant © John Woods/The Canadian Press Officials from Ottawa, the Atlantic provinces and Quebec have been talking about an interconnected grid for renewable energy since 2019. No detailed plans have been released. Lawmakers in Maine are discussing how the state could plug into a proposed Canadian electricity grid that is meant to make renewable energy more accessible and affordable for the Atlantic provinces and Quebec. Christopher Kessler, a Democrat in the Maine House of Representatives, introduced a...