Virginia’s Offshore Drilling Ban Among Featured Changes

摘要

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) cited a ban on offshore drilling as one of several recent changes aimed atprotecting the state’s waters as federal rules are eased.The prohibition on oil and gas drilling and related infrastructure in Virginia’s coastal waters (H.B. 706) tookeffect July 1. The measure, ceremonially signed by Northam on Monday, is one of several actions thatstates are taking to counter the Trump administration’s efforts to expand drilling.