PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — White House officials said Friday that President Barack Obama is not considering an underwater mountain in the Gulf of Maine for designation as a national monument, a message welcomed by commercial fisherman but frustrating to environmentalists.
Environmental groups want Obama to permanently protect Cashes Ledge, an underwater mountain and offshore ecosystem. They tried, over months of campaigning, to make the case that Cashes Ledge deserves to be the first monument of its kind in the Atlantic Ocean.
BOSTON – Electric customers in New England may be in line for refunds if a federal agency approves a ruling announced Friday by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey. Bay State power customers stand to divvy up about $106 million.
Ratepayers throughout New England may get refunds totaling $234 million, according to a statement from Healey.
