During his final weeks in the White House, President Joe Biden is expected to issue an executive order prohibiting new offshore oil and gas drilling.
, people familiar with the plans said that Biden is expected to issue the permanent ban within days. The decree is based on the , a 1953 law that lays out guidelines for oil and gas development in the United States outer continental shelf, and could allow Biden to withdraw large swaths of federal waters from future leasing, per the outlet. environmental regulations during his presidency, and allow the fossil fuel industry to increase carbon, mercury, and methane emissions.
” He also that the former New York Republican lawmaker is expected to pursue Trump’s agenda of repealing countless environmental regulations, potentially leading to , the president also plans to create two new national monuments in California in order to protect roughly 644,000-acres in Southern California near Joshua Tree National Park by barring drilling, mining, and other industrial development in the area.
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