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The Maine Labor Climate Council aims to keep offshore wind project local.
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The Maine Labor Climate Council aims to keep offshore wind project local.
Gov. Janet Mills on Friday vetoed a bill that union and climate leaders argued would ensure clean energy projects on state land aren’t disrupted by labor disputes. The Democratic governor, however, said the legislation was overly ambiguous. Advocates of the bill castigated the action as yet another “anti-worker, anti-union veto” by the governor. LD 373, […] The post Groups say Mills’ veto of energy-labor bill will weaken state efforts to tackle climate change appeared first on Maine Morning Star
A newly proposed map for offshore wind in the Gulf of Maine included a victory for fishing groups, labor unions and environmental organizations.
The 3.5 million-acre area excludes lobster fishing grounds and all right whale restricted areas.
Labor leaders worry that some federal incentives for renewable energy do not come with strict standards on pay. In Maine, they added their own.