Alaska judge blocks Trump on Arctic and Atlantic drilling
by Associated Press in Washington from on (#4C5GN)
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Donald Trump exceeded his authority when he reversed bans on offshore drilling in vast parts of the Arctic ocean and dozens of canyons in the Atlantic, a judge said in a ruling that restored the Obama-era restrictions.
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