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President Joe Biden announces plans to ban new offshore oil and gas drilling across approximately 625 million acres of ocean along the Atlantic and Pacific coastlines. The move, aimed at combating climate change and protecting marine ecosystems, comes just weeks before President-elect Donald Trump is set to assume office.
In a statement accompanying the decision, Biden emphasizes the environmental risks associated with offshore drilling. “Drilling off our coasts poses irreversible damage to our ecosystems, jeopardizes marine life, and is unnecessary to meet our energy needs,” Biden says. He highlights. . .
