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LePage Vetoes Tar Sands Bill

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PORTLAND — Gov. Paul LePage on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would have directed the Maine Department of Environmental Protection to study the risks associated with transporting so-called tar sands oil through the state, according to the bill's sponsor.The bill, L.D. 1362, was sponsored by Rep. Ben Chipman, a Portland independent.It would have required the DEP to evaluate tar sands spills in ot...

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