King Introduces Bipartisan, Bicameral COAST Act to Protect Maine Coastline from Offshore Drilling
March 07, 2023
March 07, 2023
WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Angus King has introduced the Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act to ban offshore oil and gas drilling in Maine waters. The bipartisan, bicameral bill would permanently prohibit the U.S. Department of Interior from issuing leases for the exploration, development, or production of oil and gas in the North Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, and Straits of Flo . . .
U.S. Senator Angus King has introduced the Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act to ban offshore oil and gas drilling in Maine waters. The bipartisan, bicameral bill would permanently prohibit the U.S. Department of Interior from issuing leases for the exploration, development, or production of oil and gas in the North Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, and Straits of Flo . . .