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The Fight Over Seismic Testing for Atlantic Oil and Gas Will Continue Under Trump
The Obama administration denied all six pending permits to conduct seismic testing for oil and gas reserves in the Atlantic Ocean.
Will Obama’s Offshore Drilling Ban Be Trumped?
Republicans and oil industry trade groups are threatening to challenge the ban in court or through legislation.
Obama’s Permanent Atlantic Drilling Ban Excludes Most of the Southeast Coast
Obama did not extend permanent protections to much of the Outer Continental Shelf off the Virginia coast.
The Prospects for a Permanent Ban on Atlantic Oil and Gas Drilling
Just how friendly to the oil and gas industry will a Trump administration be?
Oil Industry Has More Than 30 Accidents a Week in and Off the Coast of Louisiana
A coalition of groups calling for a moratorium on drilling in the Gulf of Mexico released research on accidents in the oil industry.
EPA Plans to Allow Unlimited Dumping of Fracking Wastewater in the Gulf of Mexico
Environmentalists say the EPA should prohibit, not permit, the dumping of fracking fluids into the ocean.
Flood-Ravaged Gulf Coast Residents Ask President Obama to Cancel Federal Offshore Drilling Lease Auction
Activists delivered a petition protesting the leasing of more of the Gulf of Mexico for oll and gas drilling.
Does Offshore Fracking Put Endangered Species at Risk?
Fracking off the Santa Barbara coast was approved without a biological report on protecting endangered species.
This Map Shows Where Offshore Fracking Has Occurred in the Gulf of Mexico
The map is based on internal government data and documents released under the Freedom of Information Act.
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In Wake of Shell’s Gulf Oil Spill, Protesters Demand a Ban on Offshore Drilling
Activists from the Gulf and Arctic regions led a march in Washington, DC, against the president's offshore drilling plan.