U.S., Canada to bar drilling in swaths of Atlantic, Arctic

The White House announced the actions in conjunction with the government of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, which also placed a moratorium on new oil and gas leasing in its Arctic waters, subject to periodic review. The White House said it's confident the president's directive will...

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Published inChronicle-herald (Halifax, N.S.)
Main Author Freking, Kevin
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Halifax, N.S CNW Group Ltd 21.12.2016
Subjects
Leasing
Obama, Barack
Offshore drilling
Presidents
Tourism
Trudeau, Justin
Canada
United States > US
Arctic Ocean
Virginia
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ISSN0828-1807

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Summary:The White House announced the actions in conjunction with the government of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, which also placed a moratorium on new oil and gas leasing in its Arctic waters, subject to periodic review. The White House said it's confident the president's directive will withstand legal challenge and said the language of the statute provides no authority for subsequent presidents to "unwithdraw" waters from future lease sales. Environmental groups were calling for a...
ISSN:0828-1807