Analysis | Maine's governor vetoes offshore wind bill, breaking with Biden's labor pledge

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Analysis | Maine's governor vetoes offshore wind bill, breaking with Biden's labor pledge
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Analysis: Maine Gov. Janet Mills vetoed a bill that sought to boost the state’s offshore wind industry. The decision put the governor at odds with the Biden administration, which has pledged that new clean-energy jobs will be well-paying union jobs.

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on Monday vetoed a bill that sought to boost the state’s offshore wind industry, saying the measure could exclude a majority of the state’s construction workers because of its labor standards. The decision put the Democratic governor at odds with the Biden administration, which has repeatedly pledged that new clean-energy jobs will be well-paying union jobs.“We would expect this type of resistance from a Republican governor.

The roadmap concludes that “it is highly implausible that Maine will be able to achieve its future energy requirements using solely onshore renewable energy sources.” Instead, it projects that Maine will need 2.1 to 2.8 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2050.“When it comes to meeting the climate targets, offshore wind is the biggest lever we can pull,” said

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