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The bill calls for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, sets interim emission targets, establishes appliance energy efficiency standards, authorizes additional purchases of offshore wind power and adds protections for environmental justice communities.
Sweeping climate policy legislation is back on Gov. Charlie Baker’s desk two weeks after he rejected a previous iteration of the same bill.
Two more state lawmakers have told Treasurer Deborah Goldberg that they will not be accepting the $4,280 raise in annual salary due to legislators for the new session, bringing the total number of lawmakers who have rejected the money to four.