Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (N.J.-6th Dist.) is applauding recent House passage of an appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2022 that includes his provision to ban offshore drilling in specific areas for one year. The provision prohibits the Secretary of the Interior or the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management from conducting or authorizing oil and gas leasing and related activities along the Pacific coast, Atlantic coast and Florida’s coast, as well as in the Arctic Ocean.
“I’m proud that the House passed this appropriations bill that stops oil and gas executives from trading our…
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