UPDATE: Court Blocks Prep Work for Offshore Drilling During Shutdown
A federal judge in South Carolina has rejected the Trump administration's attempt to continue preparatory work for offshore drilling during the #TrumpShutdown, issuing a ruling in a federal lawsuit challenging the overall expansion plans.
U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel's ruling prohibits federal agencies "from taking action to…
One of the issues being pushed by the president is the spread of offshore drilling in the Atlantic Ocean. According to a report in Bloomberg, the goal, as he puts it, is to gain “energy dominance” over the rest of the world. The Charlotte Observer points out that this is a reversal of an order…