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An oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. 

Business, community, and political leaders gathered in the Augusta Civic Center last week to speak out against President Trump’s “Outer Continental Shelf Draft Proposed Oil and Gas Leasing Program," which would open up the coast of Maine to oil and gas drilling.  

 

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When oil spill disasters happen, affected marine birds are unable to float in water and regulate their body temperature, often times resulting in death if they can't get their feathers cleaned.