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Environmental groups sue to block Trump's offshore drilling expansions
Environmental groups on Wednesday moved in court to block President Donald Trump’s administration from allowing offshore oil drilling along broad swaths of U.S. coastline, in what appeared to be the first legal challenges to the Republicans’ efforts to boost fossil fuel production.
Lawsuits target Trump’s move to overturn offshore drilling ban
Two conservation coalitions are asking a federal court to keep protections ordered by former President Joe Biden.
Environmentalists Sue to Block Trump’s Offshore Drilling Plans
The suit, filed in Alaska, is likely to be the first of many challenging the administration’s goal of expanding fossil fuel production.
Groups File First Environmental Lawsuit Vs. New Trump Administration, Challenging Illegal Order to Undo Ocean Protections from Offshore Drilling
The law authorizes the president to withdraw offshore areas from oil and gas leasing, as eight administrations, including the first Trump administration, have routinely done. However, the law does not authorize the president to revoke the withdrawals of prior presidents,
Conservationists sue over Trump dump of offshore drilling bans
The groups say the president does not have the authority to revoke an earlier president's ocean protections under federal law.
Lawsuit Challenges Trump Order to Undo Ocean Protections From Offshore Drilling
Conservation groups today filed the first environmental lawsuit against the Trump administration to protect oceans from offshore drilling. One set of groups is challenging an illegal order by President Trump to revoke former President Biden’s withdrawal of vulnerable areas of the ocean from future oil-and-gas leasing.
Surfrider, environmental groups sue Trump administration over oil protections
“Offshore drilling is a dirty and damaging practice that is a direct threat to our thriving ocean recreation economy,” Chad Nelsen, CEO of the Surfrider Foundation, said in a statement. “Offshore drilling is opposed by a majority of Americans who want to protect our nation’s coasts from oil and gas development.”
Surfrider Files Lawsuit Against Trump Over Offshore Oil Drilling Ban
Joining the Sierra Club and Greenpeace, legal action has been taken to top the president from opening up more coastal waters to drilling.
Offshore oil drilling in Florida? Readers weigh in | Letters
Good job Floridians. You voted for a president who doesn’t care about Florida’s shorelines or economic well-being. When you ...
Trump creates council for 'energy dominance,' boosts natural gas exports and offshore drilling
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Guyana, Dominican Republic advance on oil drilling and refining
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China reveals world’s first carbon-sucking oil ship that can pump 120,000 barrels a day
China said it had completed the world's first floating production, storage, and offloading vessel with a carbon capture ...