For Immediate Release
Posted: September 10, 2019

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New Hampshire Bans Offshore Drilling

Concord, NH – Today, Governor Chris Sununu issued the following statement after signing SB 76, relative to the prohibition of offshore oil and natural gas exploration, at Ragged Neck State Park in Rye, New Hampshire:

“While I received assurances from the Trump Administration that drilling would not occur off of New Hampshire’s coast, this bill will help ensure that future generations of Granite Stater’s have protections in place that prohibit offshore oil exploration,” said Governor Chris Sununu. “New Hampshire has a long and proud tradition of environmental stewardship, and today’s action to ban oil and gas drilling off of our pristine coastline is another step in the right direction.”