Trump administration won't allow oil drilling off Florida coast

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Trump administration won't allow oil drilling off Florida coast

Associated Press
Wed 10 Jan ‘18 00.50 GMT

The Trump administration said Tuesday that it would not allow oil drilling off the coast of Florida, abruptly reversing course under pressure from the state’s Republican governor, Rick Scott.

Interior secretary Ryan Zinke said after a brief meeting with Scott that drilling would be “off the table” when it comes to waters in the eastern Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean off Florida.

Zinke announced plans last week to greatly expand offshore oil drilling from the Atlantic to the Arctic and Pacific oceans, including several possible drilling operations off Florida, where drilling is now blocked. The plan was immediately met with bipartisan opposition on both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.

Scott, who is expected to run for Senate later this year, came out against the Trump administration plan when it was first announced, saying his top priority was to ensure that Florida’s natural resources are protected.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/09/trump-administration-oil-drilling-florida-rick-scott

[procon]

1. I forgot... Where is Mar-a-Lago?

[Vogon_Glory]

3. Southwestern Wisconsin, dont ya know?

[dhill926]

2. but California is ok.....right....

asshole....

[lamp_shade]

5. Perhaps not... here

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210081238

[FloridaBlues]

4. It's because Gov Scott will run for Senate and will do what ever

Trump wants in policy where our Present Dem senator Nelson doesn't play along with with his agenda.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

6. Another link, for those who can get around the paywall at TWSJ.:

But first:

Read my full statement on taking #Florida off the table for offshore oil and gas. Local voice matters.

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Retweeted by Timothy Puko: https://twitter.com/TimPuko

Trump reversal: Drilling won’t be allowed off Florida coast after all. https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-offshore-drilling-plan-faces-choppy-political-waters-1515515503 … via @TimPuko

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POLITICS

Trump Administration Says New Drilling Won’t Be Allowed Off Florida Coast

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke says he made decision after meeting with Republican Gov. Rick Scott

By Timothy Puko
Updated Jan. 9, 2018 11:11 p.m. ET

WASHINGTON—The Trump administration told Florida’s governor it won’t consider new oil and gas drilling off the state’s coast, backtracking on plans to expand offshore drilling all around the U.S. and bowing to pressure from fellow Republicans in the state.

The move is a crack in a five-year drilling plan the Interior Department announced just last week, one already under fire from political leaders in both parties from most coastal states.

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So: some states are more equal than others. Let's see how long that lasts.