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Republican Governor to Sign Law Banning Oil, Gas Drilling

Associated Press

   RYE, N.H. - New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu is going to sign a bill to
   bar oil and gas drilling from the state's coastal waters.

   Sununu, a Republican, has opposed a Trump administration proposal to
   expand offshore drilling in the area.
   The administration has proposed expanding oil and gas development
   nationwide to make the U.S. energy independent.
   Governors and lawmakers from both Republican- and Democratic-led states
   have fought the plan. A federal judge ruled earlier this year that
   President Donald Trump had exceeded his authority when he ordered that
   the Arctic and parts of the Atlantic be opened to oil and gas
   development.
   Sununu is signing the bill Tuesday in Rye.

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