President Obama bans oil drilling in large areas of Atlantic and Arctic oceans

"President Obama bans oil drilling in large areas of Atlantic and Arctic oceans" — Darryl Fears and Juliet Eilperin — Washington Post — December 20, 2016

President Obama moved to solidify his environmental legacy Tuesday by withdrawing hundreds of millions of acres of federally owned land in the Arctic and Atlantic Ocean from new offshore oil and gas drilling.

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Arctic Oil, Offshore Oil and Gas

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