The White House announced Monday that President Joe Biden would ban new offshore oil and gas drilling along most of the U.S. coastline. “Drilling off these coasts could cause irreversible damage to places we hold dear and is unnecessary to meet our nation’s energy needs. President Biden at the White House on January 5, 2025. Both areas have been of interest to oil companies, although Trump himself moved to prevent drilling in those areas during his first administration. In 2020, Trump issued a moratorium on drilling in areas where oil and gas exploration received wide opposition from Republicans in Florida and voters in North Carolina.

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