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Obama administration will not allow oil drilling off Atlantic coast
2016-03-16 09:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Americas Atlantic coast will remain off limits for oil and gas drilling for now. Following uproar from coastal communities and environmental groups, the Obama administration announced Tuesday that it was reversing its initial plan of allowing oil exploration off the shores of Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia between 2017 and 2022. The Pentagon, too, had expressed concerns that oil exploration activities off the Atlantic Coast could interfere with their military drills and missile...
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