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DEMS AIM TO BAR WEST COAST DRILLING

DEMS AIM TO BAR WEST COAST DRILLING: West Coast Democrats are putting forward a package of bills that would ban offshore oil and gas drilling along the entire Pacific coast and Arctic Ocean. Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) plans to introduce the Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act to bar any new or renewed leases in Interior’s Arctic Ocean Planning Area, while his North Pacific Ocean Protection Act would apply the same prohibition to the Washington/Oregon, Northern California and Central California planning areas. And Rep. Mike Levin (D-Calif.) will introduce the Southern California Coast and Ocean Protection Act to cover the Southern California planning area, collectively barring drilling along the full coast.

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By:  James Bikales
Source: Politico Pro

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