 Whitmer was speaking to NPR's All Things Considered. The governor has been mentioned as a possible alternative should the president decide to drop out of the race. That's something Biden insists he won't do. This is NPR News from Washington. And this is Maine Public Radio News. Good morning. I'm Erwin Geratz at 831. Conservation groups are cheering a recent appeals court decision they say will help to preserve some state oversight in the relicensing process for the Shawmut Dam along the Kennebec River.