Newsom Dubs Any Trump Plans For Offshore Drilling In California ‘Dead On Arrival’

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said a proposal for offshore drilling in the state would be “dead on arrival” as reports have emerged about the Trump administration selling new oil and gas leases in the region.

According to The Washington Post, President Donald Trump’s Interior Department is “planning to open the California coast to oil drilling lease sales for the first time in decades.” Under these plans, the Interior Department would conduct six lease sales between 2027 and 2030, a move that Newsom pledged to challenge in court...