(Providence, RI) -- In the Rhode Island General Assembly on Wednesday, the Senate approved legislation to reduce climate emissions to net-zero by 2050. The bill, called The 2021 Act on Climate, would create a mechanism to legally enforce emission reduction goals. Meanwhile, the House approved a bill that would allow school districts to raise money for field trips. Many school districts in the state canceled field trips two years ago in response to an RI Education Department policy which said school departments could not charge students for the trips. The bills will now pass on to the other chambers.
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