President Obama on Tuesday formally blocked offshore oil and gas
drilling in most of the Arctic Ocean, answering a call from
environmentalists who say the government needs to do more to prevent
drilling in environmentally sensitive areas of U.S.-controlled oceans.
Obama
is invoking a 1953 law governing the Outer Continental Shelf to block
drilling in federal waters in the Arctic’s Chukchi Sea and most of its
Beaufort Sea. He also protected 21 underwater canyons in the Atlantic
Ocean from drilling, White House officials said Tuesday.
Canada
will block drilling in all of its Arctic Ocean acreage, a moratorium
officials will review every five years, the White House said.
The Ultimate Irony, as Obama suggested that Trump not use exec orders so much. What a bozo.
The Ultimate Irony, as Obama suggested that Trump not use exec orders so much. What a bozo.
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