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Senator Norm Needleman Helps To Strengthen Green Energy In CT
Senate Bill 999 passed, "An Act Concerning A Just Transition To Climate-Protective Energy Production and Community Investment".
ESSEX, CT — State Senator Norm Needleman recently helped lead the passage of Senate Bill 999, "An Act Concerning A Just Transition To Climate-Protective Energy Production and Community Investment," which will strengthen green energy worker rights in Connecticut, benefitting not only the state's continued increased adoption of green and renewable energy but ensuring that industry's workers are compensated fairly.
Needleman wrote in a recent Facebook post about the Bill, "As the Senate Chair of the Energy & Technology Committee, my colleagues and I closely analyzed this legislation to ensure it will support and bolster the state's green energy industry."
He added in the post, "This bill is crucial for our state in keeping people employed and moving into a green energy future."
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Learn more about Senate Bill 999: http://www.senatedems.ct.gov/nee.../3809-needleman-210519...
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