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Trump Bans Oil Drilling Off Florida, Georgia, South Carolina

Steve Baragona

   WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump has moved to bar offshore oil
   and gas drilling in parts of the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean, a
   rare action against the fossil fuel industry from an administration
   that has made global energy dominance a priority.

   The order drew skepticism from environmentalists and disappointment
   from the oil and gas industry, but approval from Republicans in
   Florida, Georgia and South Carolina who have opposed drilling off their
   state coasts.

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