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Richmond Times-Dispatch January 12, 2018 By ROBERT ZULLO Richmond Times-Dispatch   Gov.-elect Ralph Northam wants Virginia to get the same consideration as Florida, which the U.S. Interior Department this week cut out of its contentious draft plans to dramatically expand oil and gas drilling in American waters. In a letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke […]

The State January 11, 2018 Letter: Knapp’s opinions deserve respect The left wants to follow science until that science doesn’t follow its agenda. The science of safe offshore energy exploration is not on the left’s side, and many are willing to resort to personal attacks against esteemed professionals instead of sticking to the facts. James

The State January 11, 2018 By Emma Dumain And Tony Pugh, McClatchy Washington Bureau WASHINGTON President Donald Trump created a political headache for Republican leaders of coastal states with his proposal last week to expand offshore oil and gas drilling. Now he’s causing even more chaos. After allowing Florida to opt out of the plan,

Huffington Post January 10, 2018 Coastal Republicans Say States, Not Just Trump, Should Get Say On Offshore Drilling By Igor Bobic and Chris D’Angelo WASHINGTON ― Florida Gov. Rick Scott isn’t the only East Coast Republican who wants a say on whether vast new stretches of federal waters should be open to oil and gas

January 10, 2018 By The Associated Press  The Trump administration has proposed a vast expansion of offshore drilling that would open 90 percent of the nation’s offshore reserves to development by private companies. The plan affects at least 22 coastal states and has drawn bipartisan opposition from 15 governors, support from six governors and one

Wilmington Star News January 10, 2018 By Adam Wagner GateHouse Media Trump administration appears to have already removed Florida from plan WILMINGTON — Citing local pushback and a burgeoning tourism economy, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced Tuesday that he would remove a state from the now-under-review Trump administration’s offshore drilling plan. That

January 10, 2018 Following Interior Dept. deal with Florida, Governor Cooper requests meeting with Trump Administration to explain threat to NC’s coastal economy RALEIGH: Following an announcement late yesterday that the Trump Administration will exempt Florida from its plan to open Atlantic and Pacific coastal waters to offshore drilling, Governor Cooper today urged Interior Department

Charleston Post and Courier January 10, 2018 By Bo Petersen Gov. Henry McMaster plans to ask the Trump administration to exempt South Carolina from offshore drilling, just as the Florida “no drill” promise started to spell trouble for the president. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said late Tuesday that drilling would be “off the table” when

Hilton Head Island Packet January 10, 2018 By David Bennett On Jan. 4, the Trump administration released a draft plan that would open nearly all of our nation’s coastal waters to seismic testing, offshore oil and gas drilling and exploration. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke called it “… a new path for energy dominance in America,”

The New York Times January 9, 2018 By HIROKO TABUCHI The Trump administration said Tuesday it had ruled out drilling for oil and gas off the coast of Florida after strong opposition from the state’s Republican governor, Rick Scott. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke moved last week to allow new offshore oil and gas drilling in