South Portland will have to pay to defend its environmental ordinance that effectively stops oil from being piped into Maine from Canada, the state’s highest court ruled Tuesday — a decision that will leave local taxpayers to foot a legal bill that has already topped $1 million.

Source:BDN Maine

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Elliott R. Teel

Elliott R. Teel is a Maine attorney and principal of Teel Law Office, LLC in Portland, Maine. He has practiced Maine real property and small business law since 2007, including LLC formation, contracts, real estate transactions, and land use.