Rhode Island governor signs climate change bill into law
April 10, 2021 GMT
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) A wide-ranging climate bill that requires Rhode Island to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 was signed into law Saturday by Gov. Daniel McKee.
“With four hundred miles of coastline, urban and rural coastal communities, fishing and agricultural industries, the Ocean State is on the front lines of the climate crisis,” the Democrat said in a statement after the bill signing ceremony in Newport. “The Act on Climate represents a commitment that not only addresses a moral imperative, but also presents a platform to enhance our economy, public health, environmental equity, and natural environment.”
Rhode Island governor signs climate change bill into law
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Representatives from Twin River and IGT made the case on Tuesday during a House Finance Committee hearing for a 20-year lottery contract with the state of Rhode Island.
While both companies emphasized that with national and global operations, they could easily move operations and jobs from Rhode Island elsewhere, House Minority Leader Blake Filippi questioned whether IGT had upheld the terms of the existing contract and whether it would for a future one.
The bill, (2021-H 5223), enables the State Lottery Division of the Department of Revenue to enter into a contract extension with IGT Global Solutions Corporation and contract extensions with Twin River and its affiliates.GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST