Why Trump probably can't undo Biden's offshore drilling ban

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : Biden's offshore ban is part of a larger effort throughout his presidency to limit some of the federal lands, both onshore and off, that are used for oil and gas development and to instead shift the U.S. to cleaner energy sources and EV manufacturing.
26% : When seeking reelection in 2020, Trump withdrew waters in parts of the south Atlantic coast for 10 years.
25% : Presidents of both parties -- including Trump during his first presidency -- have used the law to temporarily withdraw offshore tracts where drilling was environmentally damaging or politically contentious.
16% : The U.S. District Court for Alaska found that Trump did not have authority to roll back the Obama action.
6% : Biden removed more than 625 million acres of federal waters from future drilling permits and, despite incoming President-elect Donald Trump's pledge to "drill, baby, drill," Biden's order could prove difficult for Trump to unwind.
5% : President Barack Obama withdrew large stretches of waters from drilling, and in 2017, Trump issued an executive order to reverse Obama's action and restore future drilling permits, including in some Alaskan waters.

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