Biden Bans New Oil and Gas Drilling Along Most U.S. Coasts

The ban affects the entire Eastern Seaboard, the Pacific Coast along California, Oregon and Washington, the eastern Gulf of Mexico and the Northern Bering Sea.

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Trump promises to undo Biden lame-duck drilling ban

Politico - 1d
Trump claims he will reverse Biden’s offshore drilling ban

President Biden bans new offshore drilling along most of the U.S. coastline as President-elect Trump plans to boost oil and gas productions during his second term. NBC News Senior White House ...
NBC News - 23h
Biden bans new offshore oil and gas drilling along most of US coastline

Action will protect 625mn acres of ocean as outgoing president seeks to bolster environmental legacy
Financial Times - 1d
Biden bans offshore drilling across vast area of US

The ban covering most of America's coastline comes two weeks before Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony.
BBC News - 1d
Biden bans new offshore oil and gas drilling in most U.S. coastal waters

President Biden is taking executive action to protect more than 625 million acres of the American ocean from offshore drilling, the White House announced.
CBS News - 1d
Biden bans new offshore drilling along most of the U.S. coastline

The White House announced Monday that President Joe Biden would ban new offshore oil and gas drilling along most of the U.S. coastline.
NBC News - 1d
Biden bans new offshore drilling in US coastal waters weeks before Trump handover

Ban includes entire Atlantic coast, eastern Gulf of Mexico, Pacific coast off California, Oregon and Washington, and part of Bering Sea. Joe Biden has banned offshore drilling across an immense ...
The Guardian - 1d
Biden Expected to Permanently Ban Oil Drilling in Some Federal Waters

The move, expected as early as Monday, relies on a 70-year-old law that could make it difficult for the Trump administration to reverse it.
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