Charleston Post and Courier January 15, 2018 Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke made a bombshell announcement this week regarding offshore oil drilling. After he met with Florida Gov. Rick Scott, Mr. Zinke decided to pull the federal waters off the coast of Florida from consideration as areas suitable for drilling for oil. Mr. Zinke was quoted […]
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Charleston Post and Courier January 13, 2018 By Brian Hicks We will soon see exactly how much pull Gov. Henry McMaster has with the White House. Or, conversely, we’ll see oil derricks off the Isle of Palms. Earlier this week, the governor said he will ask the Trump administration to exempt South Carolina from offshore […]
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Richmond Times-Dispatch January 12, 2018 By ROBERT ZULLO Richmond Times-Dispatch Gov.-elect Ralph Northam wants Virginia to get the same consideration as Florida, which the U.S. Interior Department this week cut out of its contentious draft plans to dramatically expand oil and gas drilling in American waters. In a letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke […]
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For those who did not read the letter to the editor by Ben Gregg (executive director of the SC Wildlife Federation) regarding offshore drilling advocate Dr. James Knapp (no relation) and his ties to the oil industry, that letter is also below. The State January 11, 2018 Letter: Knapp’s opinions deserve respect The left wants […]
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January 10, 2018 By The Associated Press The Trump administration has proposed a vast expansion of offshore drilling that would open 90 percent of the nation’s offshore reserves to development by private companies. The plan affects at least 22 coastal states and has drawn bipartisan opposition from 15 governors, support from six governors and one […]
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The State January 11, 2018 By Emma Dumain And Tony Pugh, McClatchy Washington Bureau WASHINGTON President Donald Trump created a political headache for Republican leaders of coastal states with his proposal last week to expand offshore oil and gas drilling. Now he’s causing even more chaos. After allowing Florida to opt out of the plan, […]
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Wilmington Star News January 10, 2018 By Adam Wagner GateHouse Media Trump administration appears to have already removed Florida from plan WILMINGTON — Citing local pushback and a burgeoning tourism economy, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced Tuesday that he would remove a state from the now-under-review Trump administration’s offshore drilling plan. That […]
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Following Interior Dept. deal with Florida, Governor Cooper requests meeting with Trump Administration to explain threat to NC’s coastal economy RALEIGH: Following an announcement late yesterday that the Trump Administration will exempt Florida from its plan to open Atlantic and Pacific coastal waters to offshore drilling, Governor Cooper today urged Interior Department Secretary Ryan Zinke […]
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January 8, 2018 The Honorable Ryan Zinke Secretary, Department of Interior 1849 C Street, N.W. Washington D.C. 20240 Dear Secretary Zinke: We write to express our opposition to the five-year oil and gas leasing plan released by the Interior Department that proposes opening up vast portions of U.S. waters for possible oil exploration and development, […]
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