Outgoing President Joe Biden has announced new oil and gas drilling in much of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, a move aimed at derailing President-elect Donald Trump's ambitions to become completely self-sufficient in the United States' energy supply. is expected to be permanently banned.
new york times report Mr. Biden intends to invoke the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, an obscure provision of a 1953 law that gives wide latitude to withdraw federal waters from future oil and gas leases and remove essential energy supplies. This closes off the prospect of further exploration of the source.
The news outlet attributed this claim to an anonymous source. of new york times He explained exactly what is at stake for both men behind the order, which could be issued as early as Monday.
The ban is a major victory for environmentalists who have long argued that new drilling contradicts the need to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions from burning oil and gas, which are dangerously warming the planet. It will be. The year just ended was the hottest year on record.
The move would also cement Biden's legacy on climate change as he prepares to leave the White House after one term. President-elect Donald J. Trump has vowed to roll back nearly all laws and regulations aimed at curbing carbon emissions and make it easier for companies to produce and burn more coal, oil and gas. .
of new york times The report adds further details, saying that while Section 12(a) of the Off-Shelf Lands Act gives the president wide latitude to drill bars, it does not include language that would allow President Trump or any future president to revoke the ban. He pointed out that he had not done so.
The intention of the ban is first reported By Bloomberg.
The move comes as President Trump's transition team is drafting a sweeping energy package to be rolled out within days of Trump's inauguration on January 20, including approving export permits for new liquefied natural gas projects. , which comes after reportedly expanding oil drilling off the U.S. coast. on federal land.
President Trump's incoming press secretary, Caroline Levitt, accused the Biden administration of waging a “war on American energy.”
“With President Trump in office, America will once again become an energy leader, protecting energy jobs and lowering the cost of living for working families,” Levitt said in a statement to the NYT.
