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Biden Expected to Permanently Ban Oil Drilling in Some Federal Waters (www.nytimes.com)
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Edit: Bloomberg seems to have broken this story

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[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 52 points 4 days ago (1 children)

If one president can permanently ban it, the next can permanently allow it. As if Trump cabinet will care about law, anyway.

[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 46 points 4 days ago (3 children)

It is based on the 1953 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, which allows presidents to protect waters, but it does not allow for that permission to be revoked. So if Trump wants to revoke it, he has to change the law. The Democrats will try to slow it down and the legal system in the US works well enough to allow such projects to be put on hold for some time. It probably is not going to stop Trump, but it will slow things down, which is good.

[–] ramble81@lemm.ee 22 points 4 days ago

“By executive order I’m allowing you to drill here” drilling starts
Company gets sued
Makes its way to SCOTUS
SCOTUS rules it’s okay based on the earlier case about presidential acts being legal while in office

This is a perfect test for that ruling to give it credibility and make it stand up.

[–] optissima@lemmy.ml 25 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Or he can ignore the law and suffer no consequences...

[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 4 days ago

Consequences! Hah! You’re joking right?

[–] brlemworld@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

By that logic Biden should make every single piece of water that touches the US protected and then force Trump to be the most pro environmental president ever! DO IT NOW BIDEN ADMINISTRATION!!!!!