Biden to ban offshore oil, gas drilling in vast areas ahead of Trump term - West Hawaii Today

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : "Around 15% of U.S. oil production comes from federal offshore acreage, mainly in the Gulf of Mexico, a share that has been falling sharply in the last decade as drilling onshore booms, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
49% : I have the right to unban it immediately," Trump said in an interview on the Hugh Hewitt radio program.
36% : The announcement comes as Trump has pledged to reverse Biden's conservation and climate change policies when he takes office later this month.
31% : Trump also used the Lands Act to ban sales of offshore drilling rights in the eastern Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida through 2032.
21% : Two years later, Trump banned drilling off the coasts of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia as he campaigned for re-election.

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