LePage Vetoes Tar Sands Bill

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...