
Obama bans oil drilling along Atlantic seaboard

Environmental groups call president's reversal an outsize victory after backlash from communities that fear Gulf of Mexico rig disaster could happen again
The Obama administration abandoned its plan for oil and gas drilling in Atlantic waters on Tuesday, after strong opposition from the Pentagon and coastal communities. The announcement from Sally Jewell,...
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