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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump signs order that could open California coastal waters to new drilling
President Trump has signed an executive order that could open large parts of the Pacific, Arctic and Atlantic oceans to new oil and gas drilling, creating yet another clash with California, where leaders are vowing they will do everything in their power to block new drilling off the states shores.
Trumps move, which is certain to face legal and political challenges, could undo a plan finalized late in President Obamas second term that sought to limit fossil fuel development and fight climate change by not including new drilling leases off the coast of California or Alaska during the current five-year federal offshore plan, which extends through 2022.
Many leaders in California have long sought a permanent ban on new leasing offshore, and they reacted swiftly to the possibility that drilling could expand.
Trump promised the directive will make America energy secure and create greater prosperity and security for all Americans.
Trumps move, which is certain to face legal and political challenges, could undo a plan finalized late in President Obamas second term that sought to limit fossil fuel development and fight climate change by not including new drilling leases off the coast of California or Alaska during the current five-year federal offshore plan, which extends through 2022.
Many leaders in California have long sought a permanent ban on new leasing offshore, and they reacted swiftly to the possibility that drilling could expand.
Trump promised the directive will make America energy secure and create greater prosperity and security for all Americans.
http://www.latimes.com/politics/washington/la-na-essential-washington-updates-trump-signs-order-that-could-open-1493393404-htmlstory.html
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Trump signs order that could open California coastal waters to new drilling (Original Post)
spanone
Apr 2017
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Wounded Bear
(58,713 posts)1. I would love to shrink the fossil fuel industry...
to where we could drown it in a bathtub.
spanone
(135,880 posts)2. this will be in the courts for some time....forever, i hope.
VigilantG
(374 posts)3. A Stay on Another Trump EO would be great!
spanone
(135,880 posts)4. Sen Feinstein has already promised to fight this in the courts....9th district?????
underpants
(182,883 posts)5. Yeah but why are Russian subs doing the drilling?
I guess I just don't understand these things.