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NEW ORLEANS -- A federal judge struck down the Obama administration's six-month ban on deepwater oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico as rash and heavy-handed Tuesday, saying the government simply ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Donald Trump released his plan last month to try to expand offshore oil drilling to much of our nation’s coasts, it was ...

Public support for offshore drilling off the U.S. coast has fell from 59.2% of all Americans in 2022 to 52.4% in 2024. Opposition to offshore drilling is even prevalent in some of the most Republican ...

When Donald Trump released his plan last month to try to expand offshore oil drilling to much of our nation’s coasts, it was refreshing to see Florida’s elected officials stand up and fight back. Even ...

When Donald Trump released his plan last month to expand offshore oil drilling to much of our nation’s coasts, it was refreshing to see Florida’s elected officials stand up and fight back. Even ...

It’s back—the federal government’s push to expand offshore oil drilling. As the headline last month in the Long Island newspaper Newsday reported: “Plan for New Oil Drilling Off Fla. and Calif. Coasts ...

When an explosion on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico claimed the lives of 11 people, the incident was declared a tragedy. Now, with the rig at the bottom of the Gulf and thousands of gallons of oil ...

Florida officials, including Republicans, have opposed Donald Trump's plan to expand offshore oil drilling near the state's coast. Drilling anywhere poses a risk, citing the 2010 BP oil spill's ...