US EditionBiden bans new offshore drilling along most of the U.S. coastline
- President Joe Biden is banning new offshore oil and gas drilling in most U.S. coastal waters, aiming to block potential expansion by the incoming Trump administration.
- The ban protects over 625 million acres of federal waters, particularly along the East and West Coasts, and parts of Alaska's Northern Bering Sea.
- Environmental advocates praised Biden's decision, stating that new drilling must be limited to reduce greenhouse gas emissions contributing to global warming.
- A spokeswoman for Trump criticized Biden's action, claiming it was a disgraceful decision that would lead to high gas prices.
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Biden order expands Trump’s offshore drilling ban from 2020 • Wisconsin Examiner
An oil drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico. (Getty Images)An energy industry researcher says, despite both praise and criticism of President Joe Biden’s executive order banning offshore drilling in huge swaths off much of the nation’s coastline, the measure will likely have no near-term impact on oil and gas exploration. President-elect Donald Trump issued a similar ban five years ago, and Biden’s action expands on it. The president signed t…
Biden Is About to Hand Over a Vast and Unconstitutional DNA Database to Trump
As Donald Trump’s return to the White House looms, dismantling the most dangerous weapons in the arsenal of executive power should be the Biden administration’s highest priority for its last days. The most obvious of these relate to the president’s war-making powers, particularly authority over nuclear deployment. But there is another apparatus of coercion that will be at Trump’s fingertips… Source
Kevin McCarthy argues Biden is focused on punishing US on his way out
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said President Joe Biden is focused on burning bridges in his last two weeks in office, arguing that he is angry about having to drop his reelection bid last year. McCarthy’s assessment comes shortly after Biden announced a last-minute ban for new drilling on certain coastlines in the United States,... The post Kevin McCarthy argues Biden is focused on punishing US on his way out appeared first on Daily Truth …
Biden will ban some offshore oil and gas drilling in a way that Trump can’t easily undo
President Joe Biden is planning to ban the development of offshore oil and gas across 625 million acres of United States coastal waters in the Atlantic, Pacific and eastern Gulf of Mexico. The move is an effort to provide permanent protection of U.S. coastal waters and the communities that rely on them from oil and gas drilling and the risk of damaging oil spills, reported Bloomberg. Meanwhile, Biden is leaving open the option of new oil and gas…
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