Biden Expected to Permanently Ban Oil Drilling in Some Federal Waters NYT | Top Stories By: Lisa Friedman 3 January 2025 at 05:47 The move, expected as early as Monday, relies on a 70-year-old law that could make it difficult for the Trump administration to reverse it. © Chris Carlson/Associated PressWhile the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act gives a president wide leeway to bar drilling, it does not include language that would allow any future president to revoke the ban.
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