Coastal states mount bipartisan resistance as Trump forges ahead with offshore drilling plans

“We have every coastal community opposed to this,” said Wannamaker, with the caveat that Trump nonetheless “doesn’t seem to be listening” to the bipartisan outcry over drilling.

That is likely to hold true as the administration pushes forward this year despite appeals from coastal states. BOEM is expected to release the OCS plan soon, according to experts familiar with the agency’s schedule, making drilling efforts imminent.”

Coastal states mount bipartisan resistance as Trump forges ahead with offshore drilling plans

Republican-led Southern coastal states are among a large coalition opposing the president’s plans.

 

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