Pine Tree Amendment fulfills intent of the Maine Constitution
"The question that Maine faces is whether the right to a clean and healthy environment is fundamental to what Maine is and what Maine will become in a future."
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"The question that Maine faces is whether the right to a clean and healthy environment is fundamental to what Maine is and what Maine will become in a future."
As the end of my term as your state senator approaches, I’ve spent some time reflecting on the past couple of years and all that we have been through together. When I was sworn into office in December 2020 as the state senator representing Senate...
As the end of my term as your state senator approaches, I’ve spent some time reflecting on the past couple of years and all that we have been through together. When I was sworn into office in December 2020 as the state senator representing Senate...
The House voted 77-59 in support of the Pine Tree Amendment – well short of the two-thirds vote needed to send it to voters this fall. The proposal faces a vote in the Senate.
A move to enshrine in Maine's Constitution a right to healthy environment is part of a trend of broadly worded amendments that includes the right to food.