Trump administration won't allow oil drilling off Florida coast
by Associated Press from Environment | The Guardian on (#3CW2R)
In an abrupt reversal after announcing plans to expand offshore oil drilling, administration bows to opposition from Republican Florida governor
The Trump administration said Tuesday that it would not allow oil drilling off the coast of Florida, abruptly reversing course under pressure from the state's Republican governor, Rick Scott.
Interior secretary Ryan Zinke said after a brief meeting with Scott that drilling would be "off the table" when it comes to waters in the eastern Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean off Florida.
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