coastal drilling

Despite bipartisan uproar over offshore drilling, coastal Republicans back Trump Interior pick – ThinkProgress

WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG? “Every East and West Coast state opposes offshore drilling along their respective coasts, including in Republican-controlled states that have been more open to fossil fuel interests. Zinke granted Florida a verbal exemption from drilling plans, while declining to do so for other states. Bernhardt, however, has offered no such assurances …

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Here’s the one industry Trump is keeping afloat during the shutdown — and it may be illegal: report

“Can you imagine a fire department in a local community running out of money and then deciding it is only going to serve wealthy houses because it doesn’t have money to cover everybody?”  Lee-Ashley, who now works as a senior strategist at the Center for American Progress, told Bloomberg. “That’s kind of what’s going on …

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Trump Greenlights Another ‘Violent, Destructive’ Assault on Marine Life With Seismic Testing Approval

SWAMP WATCH “Just one week after issuing dire warnings on the catastrophic fallout of climate change to come, the Trump Administration is opening our coastlines to for-profit companies to prospect for oil and gas—and is willing to sacrifice marine life, our coastal communities and fisheries in the process,” fumed Jasny. “This is the first step …

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‘Disaster Waiting to Happen’ as Trump Quietly Approves Massive Oil Drilling Project in Arctic Waters Off Alaska Coast

SWAMP WATCH: Trump administrations scorched earth policy: leave no oil fat cats behind… ‘Disaster Waiting to Happen’ as Trump Quietly Approves Massive Oil Drilling Project in Arctic Waters Off Alaska Coast “This project sets us down a dangerous path of destroying the Arctic. We’ll keep fighting this project and any new ones that follow.” by …

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