Earthjustice Applauds White House Withdrawal of American Offshore Territory from Future Oil-and-Gas Development
January 06, 2025
January 06, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 6 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release:
President Biden invoked his authority under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to withdraw vulnerable areas of the ocean from future oil-and-gas leasing. The withdrawals include 625 million acres of public waters off the Atlantic, Pacific, Alaska, and Gulf coasts including an area in the Eastern Gulf that President Trump temporarily withdrew until 2032 under the sa . . .
President Biden invoked his authority under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to withdraw vulnerable areas of the ocean from future oil-and-gas leasing. The withdrawals include 625 million acres of public waters off the Atlantic, Pacific, Alaska, and Gulf coasts including an area in the Eastern Gulf that President Trump temporarily withdrew until 2032 under the sa . . .