Conservation Groups Oppose President Trump's Push for New Offshore Oil Drilling
August 17, 2017
August 17, 2017
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release:
President Donald Trump's Department of the Interior is moving ahead with plans to scrap a five-year leasing plan adopted by the Obama administration in January that keeps sensitive Arctic and Atlantic ocean territories off-limits to oil drilling rigs, despite widespread public opposition and recent reports from climate scientists highlighting the dangers of accelerating fossil fuel development.
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President Donald Trump's Department of the Interior is moving ahead with plans to scrap a five-year leasing plan adopted by the Obama administration in January that keeps sensitive Arctic and Atlantic ocean territories off-limits to oil drilling rigs, despite widespread public opposition and recent reports from climate scientists highlighting the dangers of accelerating fossil fuel development.
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