Reed Backs Biden Ban on Drilling Off RI Coast & Vows to Use Legislative Tools to Block Trump from Reversing Executive Order
January 06, 2025
January 06, 2025
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release:
Today, President Joe Biden took executive action to help protect the Atlantic and Pacific coasts from offshore oil and gas drilling, issuing an executive order to put a permanent stop to new oil and gas drilling across U.S. coastal and offshore waters in an area that spans about 625 million acres. President-elect Donald Trump then stated he plans to "unban it immediately" and reverse P . . .
Today, President Joe Biden took executive action to help protect the Atlantic and Pacific coasts from offshore oil and gas drilling, issuing an executive order to put a permanent stop to new oil and gas drilling across U.S. coastal and offshore waters in an area that spans about 625 million acres. President-elect Donald Trump then stated he plans to "unban it immediately" and reverse P . . .