Trump’s move to lift offshore drilling bans ‘illegal’: judge

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Sat, 2019-03-30 22:21

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s move to lift bans on drilling for oil and gas in offshore Arctic and Atlantic areas is illegal, a US judge has ruled.
Trump’s effort to open more areas to drilling “is unlawful, as it exceeds the president’s authority,” Judge Sharon Gleason ruled.
As a result, bans on drilling in these areas “will remain in full force and effect unless and until revoked by Congress,” the Friday ruling said.

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