The Trump administration will allow new offshore oil and gas drilling in most U.S. waters, opening access to more than 100 million acres
Thursday, January 4, 2018 1:45 PM EST
The reversal deals a serious blow to President Barack Obama’s environmental legacy and signals that the Trump administration is nowhere near done unraveling the environmental restrictions of its predecessor in an effort to promote domestic energy production.
The new plan will not immediately green-light drilling.
Finalizing it could take as long as 18 months, experts said, and in the meantime a number of states are expected to challenge it in an effort to protect their coastlines.
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