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Pine Tree Amendment will allow for longer-term thinking to help protect our environment
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Pine Tree Amendment will allow for longer-term thinking to help protect our environment

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Ernie Hilton is an attorney from Madison. He was also a past chair of the Maine Board of Environmental Protection.

In the Legislature, a proposed amendment to Maine’s constitution would affirm and defend our right to a healthy and clean environment. Briefly, LD 489The Pine Tree AmendmentThe Legislature would encourage longer-term thinking by initiating a process of amending the Maine constitution to ensure that the state conserves our natural resources, including air, water and ecosystems, for the benefit all people, including future generations. The Legislature would pass the amendment and it would be up for a referendum vote at the general election in the fall 2022. As one might expect, opposition is building to what appears quite simple.

 

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