Coastal communities have united across party lines to oppose the Trump administration’s plans. ThinkProgress April 25, 2019 By E.A. Crunden South Carolina, Atlantic Ocean, Myrtle Beach, beachcombers walking dog. CREDIT: Jeffrey Greenberg/UIG via Getty Images Interior Secretary David Bernhardt said the agency has abruptly paused its controversial plans to open virtually all U.S. waters to […]
E&E News April 25, 2019 Rob Hotakainen, E&E News reporter President Trump’s long-awaited plan to open more than 90% of all federal waters to offshore drilling is on indefinite hold, the Interior Department said today. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt made the announcement in an interview with The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the story.
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Bloomberg April 25, 2019 By Jennifer A Dlouhy Political concerns and court ruling have complicated efforts Defeat for oil companies eager for new offshore territory The Trump administration is delaying its bid to expand oil drilling to new U.S. waters until after the 2020 election in response to opposition from coastal Republicans and a legal
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Interior Secretary David Bernhardt cites recent court decision blocking Arctic drilling Wall Street Journal April 25, 2019 By Timothy Puko WASHINGTON—The Trump administration’s proposal to vastly expand offshore oil and gas drillinghas been sidelined indefinitely as the Interior Department grapples with a recent court decision that blocks Arctic drilling, according to Interior Secretary David Bernhardt. The ruling
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PRESS STATEMENT Date:Â Â Â Â Â Â April 25, 2019 From:Â Â Â Â Â South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce Subject:Â Â New five year plan for offshore drilling delay should delay exploration permits Contact:Â Â Frank Knapp, President/CEO, 803-252-5733 (w), 803-600-6874 (c), fknapp@scsbc.org Below is a statement of Frank Knapp Jr., President and CEO of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of
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Charleston Post and Courier April 24, 2019 BY FRANK KNAPP Jr. Litmus tests for Presidential candidates are difficult. While candidates might agree on a goal, there are usually multiple paths to achieving that goal. For example, much has been written about Medicare for All possibly being a litmus test for Democratic Presidential candidates wanting to
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Press Release April 24, 2019 Contact: Frank Knapp, fknapp@scsbc.org, 803-252-5733, 803-600-6874 cell Columbia, SC—Democratic Presidential candidates are being called on to promise an immediate, first-day moratorium on new offshore oil drilling leases. In an opinion editorial in today’s Charleston Post and Courier the chief executive officer of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce,
Coastal Review Online April 18, 2019 by Staff Report COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina Senate passed a budget proviso Wednesday to prohibit the use of any state funds by a state agency or local government to facilitate onshore infrastructure for offshore oil. The state Senate voted 40-4 to approve the proviso. If the state
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April 18, 2019  President Trump Creates Recipe for Disaster – Weakening Key Safety Protections While Radically Expanding Offshore Drilling Activities WASHINGTON – Oceana released a new report today finding that offshore drilling remains dirty and dangerous nine years after the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster, which claimed the lives of 11 people and caused the worst
The State April 17, 2019 By Sammy Fretwell The S.C. Senate took a major step Wednesday in the fight against oil drilling along the S.C. coast, agreeing overwhelmingly to block the petroleum industry from establishing refineries, pipes and other infrastructure needed to support drilling. Wednesday night’s 40-4 vote ends months of inaction in the Legislature
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