Atlantic Ocean Oil and Gas Exploration: A Story of Ebbs and Flows in Law and Policy
Eric S. Laschever Share: On June 15, 2020, Dr. Neil Jacobs, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction, acting for Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, overruled North Carolina’s and South Carolina’s determinations under the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA), 16 U.S.C. §§ 1451–1466, that seismic exploration for oil and gas on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) was inconsistent with their federally approved Coastal Management Programs. Decision & Findings by U.S. Under Sec’y of Com. for Oceans & Atmosphere in the Consistency Appeal of WesternGeco fro...
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