Pallone, Menendez Reintroduce COAST Anti-Drilling Act to Permanently Protect Jersey Shore from Reckless Drilling
March 02, 2023
March 02, 2023
WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 1, 2023:
Congressman Frank Pallone (NJ-06) today reintroduced the Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act that would ban offshore oil and gas drilling in the Atlantic Ocean. The bipartisan COAST Anti-Drilling Act permanently prohibits the U.S. Department of Interior from issuing leases for the exploration, development, or production of oil and gas in the North Atlan . . .
Congressman Frank Pallone (NJ-06) today reintroduced the Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act that would ban offshore oil and gas drilling in the Atlantic Ocean. The bipartisan COAST Anti-Drilling Act permanently prohibits the U.S. Department of Interior from issuing leases for the exploration, development, or production of oil and gas in the North Atlan . . .