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"The Trump administration is preparing to expand offshore oil drilling by proposing to auction new leases along previously off-limits stretches of the U.S. coastline as soon as 2026, according to draft documents from the Department of the Interior that were obtained by CBS News.
The internal proposal would open federal waters off New England, the Carolinas, and California to oil and gas exploration. Currently, active offshore drilling is largely confined to the Gulf of America and parts of Alaska. The Atlantic coast has no active oil leases, and California has not issued a new offshore lease since 1984.
The reported plan comes shortly after the Interior Department announced the reopening of 1.56 million acres within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s Coastal Plain for oil and gas leasing, which reversed a Biden-era restriction on Arctic drilling. ..."
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