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Topic: offshore oil drilling

An aerial view of a vehicle recreation area on the beach as Pacific Ocean waves break in a marine area which is part of the proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary, along California’s Central Coast, on September 21, 2023 near Grover Beach, California. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Marine sanctuary bans offshore drilling

Matthew Rozsa
Ships and drilling rigs surround the Discoverer Enterprise as it continues to recover oil from the Deepwater Horizon drill site in the Gulf of Mexico, in this June 15, 2010 handout photo. REUTERS/Bob Laura/U.S. Coast Guard/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENERGY ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS (© Ho New / Reuters)

Oil, gas could come under fire

Patrick Parenteau - The Conversation
(Reuters/Kevin Lamarque/AP/Toby Talbot)

"Tea Party meets Sea Party"

David Helvarg
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