President Joe Biden has banned new offshore oil and gas drilling across 625 million acres of U.S. waters. The decision, enacted under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, restricts future leases along the East and West coasts, the eastern Gulf of Mexico, and parts of Alaska’s Northern Bering Sea.
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Biden bans new offshore drilling along most US coasts

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President Joe Biden bans new offshore oil and gas drilling in 625 million acres of ocean to protect coastlines and promote clean energy.

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