Maryland attorney general opposes offshore drilling plan.
Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh is opposing a plan to allow drilling in the Atlantic regions outer continental shelf.
Frosh said Monday he has written to the U.S. Interior Department. He says the idea is beyond foolish and would threaten Marylands natural resources.
Frosh says each phase of oil and gas exploration carries needless risks, and he is citing the testing and drilling needed to locate deposits as well as damage done during extraction and transport of the fuels. He also noted potential spills.
The attorney general says parts of Marylands economy would be put at risk, including the $4 billion mid-Atlantic fisheries and $1 billion in tourism spending in Ocean City and Worcester County.
President Barack Obamas administration proposed in January to allow drilling off the Atlantic coast.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/maryland-attorney-general-opposes-offshore-drilling-plan/2015/03/30/f882f016-d6fc-11e4-bf0b-f648b95a6488_story.html
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