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President Joe Biden issues 60-day ban on new oil and gas drilling permits in Gulf of Mexico
Meanwhile, two dozen Democratic senators urged the new administration to enact tougher restrictions on air pollution created by oil and gas production.
By Keith Magill and Adrian Hedden
Gannett Network
Newly inaugurated President Joe Biden enacted a 60-day ban today on new oil and gas drilling permits and leases for federal lands and waters, including the Gulf of Mexico.
Reaction was swift from oil industry advocates locally and across the U.S.
“Producing American energy is the heartbeat of Gulf coast local communities from Golden Meadow to Galveston,” Lori LeBlanc, executive director of the Thibodaux-based Gulf Economic Survival Team, said in a prepared statement. “This act of prohibiting leasing and permitting in all areas of the outer continental shelf in the Gulf of Mexico is extremely short-sighted an
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