Trump plans to 'immediately' reverse Biden's 'ridiculous' ban on new oil and gas drilling along US coast
Energy,Politics,Joe Biden,Donald Trump,Oil,Gas,Water And Oceans,Environment
President-elect Donald Trump said he plans to immediately reverse President Biden's new ban on offshore drilling along most of the U.S. coastline, but he faces major roadblocks under a 70-year, irrevocable law. Throughout his 2024 presidential campaign, Trump vowed that, if elected, he would expand oil and gas drilling in an effort to bolster American-made energy. However, Biden issued an 11th-hour executive order Monday morning to forestall such actions exactly two weeks before his term ends, announcing a permanent stop to most new oil and gas drilling across U.S. coastal...
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