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Biden Blocks Offshore Drilling Along Many U.S. Coastal Areas, Citing Environmental Risks
President Joe Biden announced sweeping protections against offshore oil and gas drilling along key U.S. coastlines, including the east and west coasts, the eastern Gulf of Mexico, and Alaska.
President Biden has taken decisive action to protect about 625 million acres along the U.S. coastlines from the risks of offshore oil and gas drilling, according to a White House statement on Monday, Jan. 6.
The move withdraws areas along the east and west coasts, the eastern Gulf of Mexico, and Alaska’s Northern Bering Sea from future drilling, citing potential environmental, economic, and publi…