US seeks to open up swathes of offshore waters to oil and gas drilling

Michael Holder
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Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke proposes to make over 90 per cent of US waters available to fossil fuel exploration in bid for 'American energy dominance'

The White House administration has moved to open up vast swathes of US offshore waters to oil and gas drilling, as part of what Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke described as a move to achieve "American...

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