Oh the Hallmark moment of sitting on the beach with your sweetie and watching the sun set with a couple oil rigs on the horizon – PB/TK
Interior Department Takes Step Toward Offshore Drilling in the Atlantic Ocean – By Matthew Daly l May 10 2017
The Trump administration is moving forward on seismic surveys in the Atlantic Ocean, the first step toward offshore drilling in a region where it has been blocked for decades.
The Interior Department says it is reviewing six applications by energy companies that were rejected by the Obama administration.
Environmental groups and many East Coast lawmakers oppose the surveys, saying loud sounds from seismic air guns could hurt marine life.
The oil and gas industry has pushed for the surveys, which map potential drilling sites for oil and natural gas. No surveys have been conducted in the mid-and south-Atlantic regions for 30 years.
Continue to time.com article: http://time.com/4774762/interior-department-offshore-drilling-atlantic-ocean/?xid=homepage
