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Newsom blasts reported plans to drill off Calif. coast |
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) blasted the Trump administration's reported plans to open up new drilling off California's coasts as "dead on arrival." |
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"As it relates to offshore oil drilling, it's overwhelmingly opposed by members of all political parties in the state of California," Newsom said during a press conference at the COP30 climate conference in Brazil. "It's dead on arrival," he said. Multiple news outlets have reported that the Trump administration is planning to open up new opportunities for drilling off the coast of California, as well as in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. The Washington Post obtained a draft map indicating that the administration plans to propose holding six auctions for the rights to drill off California's coast between 2027 and 2030. The New York Times also reported, citing three people who were briefed, that the Trump administration plans to allow drilling off California's coast. The Times reported that the proposal could be announced as soon as this week. Opening up drilling off California's coast would mark the first time new chances to drill were offered up in the state since 1984, though drilling leases issued before that still produce some oil off the state's coast. Meanwhile, drilling in the Eastern Gulf has faced bipartisan opposition in Florida amid concerns about the impacts a spill would have on the state's tourism and economy. During his first term, Trump issued a moratorium that would bar drilling off the coast of Florida until 2032. Read more at TheHill.com. |
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