President Biden implements a ban on new offshore drilling activities in designated federal waters, aiming to safeguard coastal environments and promote clean energy.
President Joe Biden announced a ban on new offshore drilling on 625 million acres of federal waters, citing the need to protect coastal communities and transition to a clean energy economy. The ban covers areas along the East and West coasts, the eastern Gulf of Mexico, and portions of the Northern Bering Sea in Alaska. Biden stated that drilling off these coasts could cause irreversible damage and is unnecessary to meet the nation's energy needs.
While Biden's decision was praised by environmental groups and coastal communities, industry representatives criticized it as politically motivated and urged a restoration of a pro-American energy approach. Experts, however, suggest that American consumers are unlikely to feel an immediate impact from the drilling ban as it does not affect areas already producing significant amounts of oil and gas
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