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Biden bans new offshore oil drilling off California, most U.S. coastal waters

Landmark decision affects 625 million acres on Pacific Coast, Atlantic Coast, eastern Gulf of Mexico and parts of Alaska

People gather at the beach after sunset with offshore oil and gas platform Esther in the distance on Jan. 5, 2025, in Seal Beach, California. President Joe Biden banned new offshore oil and gas drilling on Monday Jan. 6, 2025 across 625 million acres of federal waters in an effort to cement his environmental legacy before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated on Jan. 20th. Platform Esther is located approximately 1.5 miles away from Seal Beach and operates within California state waters. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
People gather at the beach after sunset with offshore oil and gas platform Esther in the distance on Jan. 5, 2025, in Seal Beach, California. President Joe Biden banned new offshore oil and gas drilling on Monday Jan. 6, 2025 across 625 million acres of federal waters in an effort to cement his environmental legacy before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated on Jan. 20th. Platform Esther is located approximately 1.5 miles away from Seal Beach and operates within California state waters. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Paul Rogers, environmental writer, San Jose Mercury News, for his Wordpress profile. (Michael Malone/Bay Area News Group)
By | progers@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group
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Landmark decision affects 625 million acres on Pacific Coast, Atlantic Coast, eastern Gulf of Mexico and parts of Alaska

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