Biden to Ban New Oil Drilling Over Vast Stretch of US Atlantic, Pacific Waters
President Joe Biden is set to order a ban on new offshore oil and gas development across some 625 million acres of US coastal territory, ruling out the sale of drilling rights in Atlantic and Pacific waters as well as the eastern Gulf of Mexico.
Biden to block oil drilling across 625 million acres of U.S. waters
President Joe Biden will prohibit future oil and gas leasing across large swaths of the Atlantic, Pacific, eastern Gulf of Mexico and North Bering Sea.
Biden to ban new oil drilling over vast areas of US Atlantic, Pacific waters, Bloomberg News reports
President Joe Biden is set to ban new offshore oil and gas development across 625 million acres (250 million hectares) of U.S. coastal territory, Bloomberg News reported on Friday.
Biden expected to permanently ban oil drilling in some federal waters
The ban would be a victory for environmental advocates who have argued new drilling is inconsistent with the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Before Trump Takes Office, Biden to Ban Drilling in Some Coastal Waters
The ban is expected to invoke a decades-old law that could make it difficult for the incoming Trump administration to reverse.
Biden plans to ban some offshore drilling in a way Trump would struggle to undo
President Joe Biden is expected to permanently ban future offshore oil and gas development in parts of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in a way that could be especially difficult for the incoming Trump administration to undo.
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