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Maine senators: Trump’s drilling plan threatens lobsters

By Susan Ferrechio
Published January 8, 2018 8:20pm ET
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Maine senators: Trump’s drilling plan threatens lobsters
"We oppose any effort to open waters off the coast of Maine or any proximate area to offshore drilling, which could negatively affect the health of Maine's fisheries and other coastal resources, threatening to harm not only the environment but the state's economy as well," wrote Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Independent Sen. Angus King wrote. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) | Robert F. Bukaty

Both of Maine’s senators are warning that the Trump administration’s plan to open offshore drilling along the coast of their state threatens the state’s huge lobster industry.

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