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Trump extends drilling ban off North Carolina, Virginia

Published 09/25/2020, 08:58 PM
Updated 09/25/2020, 10:50 PM
© Reuters. President Donald Trump descends from Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he had extended a ban until 2032 on oil drilling off the coast of North Carolina and Virginia, weeks after a similar extension affecting offshore drilling in the waters off Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.

"I'm extending the moratorium to North Carolina and Virginia," Trump said to applause at a campaign rally in Newport News, Virginia.

The Trump administration, which has worked to expand U.S. oil and gas drilling and roll back Obama-era rules on pollution from fossil fuels, originally wanted to expand offshore drilling off many of America's coasts, including Florida.

But proposals for drilling off Florida prompted fierce opposition from tourism, real estate, and environmental interests.

© Reuters. President Donald Trump descends from Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland

The latest decision could help Republican U.S. Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina, who is trailing his Democratic challenger, former state senator Cal Cunningham, ahead of the Nov. 3 elections.

Latest comments

Don't trust him.
He could have let it end.
Wow! That took a lot of hard work. Extending a ban that has been in order since 1997. He’s working hard! Give him a break!
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