New England Reps’ Bill Would Prohibit Offshore Drilling

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Bipartisan members of New England’s congressional delegations have introduced a bill to prohibit oil and gas drilling off the New England coast.
The New England Coastline Protection Act would prohibit oil and gas extraction activities in New Hampshire, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
It’s a response to the Trump administration’s plan to open nearly all U.S. coastlines to offshore oil and gas drilling.
The legislation introduced Thu