Executive order seeks to open waters previously banned for offshore drilling

Annie Baxter Apr 28, 2017
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Executive order seeks to open waters previously banned for offshore drilling

Annie Baxter Apr 28, 2017
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President Obama signed offshore drilling bans for Arctic and Atlantic areas just before he left office, but President Trump’s new executive order could cancel that.

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