Drill, baby, drill? Election reignites offshore-oil debate
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November 23, 2016
The controversy over drilling for oil in the Atlantic Ocean has been reignited by the election of Donald Trump, and environmentalists and coastal businesses say it could be the first major fault line that divides them from the new president.
The Obama administration has moved to restrict access to offshore oil drilling leases in the Atlantic, as well as off Alaska. Commercial oil production has never happened off the East Coast — and environmentalists consider that a major victory during Obama's tenure.
But President-elect Trump has said that he intends to use all available fuel reserves for e...
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