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What will be the public opinion on Biden's offshore oil and gas ban by end of 2025?
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Before Trump Takes Office, Biden to Ban New Offshore Oil and Gas Development in US Coastal Waters
Jan 2, 2025, 06:05 PM
President Joe Biden is preparing to issue a decree permanently banning new offshore oil and gas development in some US coastal waters. This move aims to lock in difficult-to-revoke protections for sensitive marine areas during his final weeks in the White House. The executive order is expected to complicate President-elect Donald Trump's plans to expand domestic energy production and block his energy agenda. Biden's action is rooted in a 72-year-old law that gives the White House wide discretion to permanently protect US waters from oil and gas leasing, and the decree cannot be easily undone by the incoming administration.
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