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Bill Introduced to Permanently Ban Offshore Drilling on Atlantic Coast

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WRHI April 23, 2025 Bill Introduced to Permanently Ban Offshore Drilling on Atlantic Coast Patrick Byrne A new bill has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives seeking a permanent prohibition on offshore oil drilling along the Atlantic Coast and the Straits of Florida. The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce (SCSBCC) has been a […]

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House bill seeks to permanently end oil exploration along the Atlantic Coast

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ABC 15 News (WPDE) April 22, 2025 Watch video House bill seeks to permanently end oil exploration along the Atlantic Coast by Haileigh West, Caitlin Richards (WPDE) — A bill was introduced to the U.S. House of Representatives that would permanently prohibit offshore drilling for oil along the Atlantic Coast and Straits of Florida. The South

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Congressional bill to ban Atlantic Coast offshore drilling

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Press Statement April 22, 2025 Time for Congress to permanently ban offshore oil drilling in the Atlantic by passing the “Clean Ocean and Save Tourism Anti-Drilling Act” Below is a statement by Frank Knapp Jr., President and CEO of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce (SCSBCC), regarding a bill introduced in the U.S.

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Small businesses applaud President Biden’s expected offshore oil ban

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Press Release January 5, 2025 Small businesses applaud President Biden’s expected offshore oil ban Ten-year effort to ban oil exploration and drilling to end in victory Columbia, SC—President Biden is expected to permanently ban offshore oil drilling along the Atlantic and other areas.  The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce has been leading the

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Opinion: Protect Florida’ coast from ‘drill, baby, drill!’

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Sarasota Herald-Tribune, August 16, 2024 The Invading Sea, August 16, 2024 South Florida Sun Sentinel, August 21, 2024 Orlando Sentinel, August 24, 2024 Opinion: Protect Florida’s coast from ‘drill, baby, drill!’ By Frank Knapp Jr. Drill, baby, drill! That is Donald Trump’s mantra and Florida should be very concerned. Trump spent his entire first term

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Opinion: Why we can’t let Trump ‘drill, baby, drill’ in the Atlantic

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The State, August 14, 2024 The Island Packet, August 14, 2024 The Sun News, August 14, 2024 Opinion: We stopped him once. We’d do it again. Why we can’t let Trump ‘drill, baby, drill’ in the Atlantic By Frank Knapp Jr. In April 2017, three months after taking office, President Donald Trump signed an executive

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SC Senate Takes 1st Permanent Step Against Offshore Drilling

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The Advocate of South Carolina Small Business 1717 Gervais Street • Columbia • SC • 29201 www.scsbc.org • (803) 252-5733   PRESS RELEASE Date:       January 15, 2020 From:      South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce Subject:   BREAKING NEWS: SC Senate Takes 1st Permanent Step Against Offshore Drilling Contact:   Frank Knapp, President/CEO, 803-252-5733 (w), 803-600-6874 (c), fknapp@scsbc.org

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Opponents of Offshore Drilling: Join us at the State House at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow

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Come show your support for new Senate action to stop onshore infrastructure related to offshore drilling. Senators Chip Campsen, Governor Henry McMaster, Attorney General Alan Wilson and other legislative leaders will hold a press conference tomorrow in Columbia to announce the latest effort to stop drilling for oil off the South Carolina Coast. WHEN: Wednesday,

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Editorial: Stop offshore oil any way we can Top of Form

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Post and Courier April 14, 2019 Two offshore oil-related bills in the state House of Representatives seem to be stuck until next year. In an ideal world, the issue would be moot by then. Indeed, any debate ought to have ended some time ago. One bill, sponsored by Republican Rep. Peter McCoy and Democratic Rep.

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Despite bipartisan uproar over offshore drilling, coastal Republicans back Trump Interior pick

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Think Progress April 11, 2019 By E.A. Crunden The Senate easily confirmed former oil lobbyist David Bernhardt to serve as secretary of the Interior Department (DOI) on Thursday, even as coastal senators failed to obtain a guarantee from the official on offshore drilling, which is opposed by every East and West Coast state. Senators confirmed

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