President Joe Biden signed memoranda banning offshore oil and gas drilling across more than 625 million acres off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, marking the largest such mineral withdrawal in U.S. history. The order permanently protects coastal waters spanning the entire Atlantic and Pacific coasts, as well as the eastern Gulf of Mexico and 44 million acres of the Northern Bering Sea. Biden cited the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill as a reminder of the risks associated with offshore drilling and emphasized the need to transition to a clean energy economy.
President Joe Biden on Monday signed memoranda banning offshore oil and gas drilling across more than 600 million acres off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.President Joe Biden on Monday permanently banned oil and gas drilling across 625 million acres of federal waters.
In a statement Monday, Biden invoked the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, calling it “a solemn reminder of the costs and risks of offshore drilling,” and said drilling in the newly protected coastal areas “It is not worth the risks,” he said. “As the climate crisis continues to threaten communities across the country and we are transitioning to a clean energy economy, now is the time to protect these coasts for our children and grandchildren.”, which gives presidents the power to permanently block offshore leasing for oil and gas development. The law, however, does not include language giving presidents the authority to reverse such a withdrawal.
Dustin Meyer, senior vice president of policy at the American Petroleum Institute, an oil and gas trade association, condemned the ban and called on Congress and the incoming Trump administration to “use every tool at their disposal to reverse this politically motivated decision and restore a pro-American energy approach to federal leasing.”On Jan. 20, Donald Trump will reclaim the most powerful seat in our nation's government.
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