Donald Trump royally frustrated as Joe Biden uses 72-year-old law to give the President-elect a slap in the face
US President Joe Biden has reportedly announced a significant executive action to permanently ban the pretty new offshore oil and gas drilling spreading across 625 million acres of US coastal waters which includes the entire East Coast, the Eastern Gulf of Mexico and parts of Alaska's Northern Bering Sea, reported Daily Beast.
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According to Daily Beast, this certain decision is being made under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) of the year 1953 which aims to protect marine ecosystems and coastal communities from the potential environmental damage associated with fossil fuel extraction.
This certain and significant move of US President Joe Biden actually comes just weeks before US President- elect Donald Trump is all set to take office again while potentially complicating Donald Trump's plans to ramp up fossil fuel production, asserted Daily Beast. The incoming press secretary of Donald Trump actually criticized the decision as ‘disgraceful’ while claiming it was politically motivated and detrimental to US energy independence.
US President Joe Biden defended his action by eventually stating that drilling in these areas is actually unnecessary for meeting the energy needs of the nation and eventually poses risks to cherished environments, noted Daily Beast. At the same time, this significant announcement has garnered
