Atlantic, Arctic Offshore Drilling Ban Urged As Part of Forthcoming Administration Plan

摘要

President Barack Obama's administration should bar offshore drilling in the Atlantic and Arctic oceans in a five-year drilling plan soon to be released, Democratic lawmakers and environmental advocates said Feb. 3. Their calls come as the Interior Department prepares to unveil a proposed plan covering 2017 through 2022, likely within the month. Advocates argue allowing drilling in the Atlantic and Arctic is deeply inconsistent with the Obama administration's efforts to address climate change and poses unacceptable risks to local environments in the event of an oil spill.