Biden Bans New Offshore Oil and Gas Development Along Most US Coasts
Today President Joe Biden announced a ban for new offshore oil and gas development across 625 million acres of U.S. coastal waters.
Areas encompassed by the ban
Per the ban, oil and gas drilling rights along the following coasts will be prohibited: the entire U.S. Atlantic coast, the eastern Gulf of Mexico, the Pacific coast along California, Oregon, and Washington, and the remaining portion of the Northern Bering Sea Climate Resilience Area in Alaska.
The ban does not involve the central and western areas of the Gulf of...
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