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Offshore drilling faces public opposition and policy clash
Interior Secretary proposes expanding offshore leases to several million acres yearly while coastal states press for revenue share delays and stronger safeguards. Debates center on new ground rules, funding for planning, and a shift from whole lease bidding to shared stakes amid lawsuits, political pushback, and calls for regional coastal compacts.
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Washington
Roy Hughes
Department
Atlantic
Pacific
Alaskan
California
Long Island
Alaska
MidAtlantic
North Atlantic
Hughes
Interior
Gulf of Mexico
Skip Webb
Delaware
New Jersey
Brendan T. Byrne
Boston
Michael 8. Dukakis
Sherman W. Tribbitt
Jay Hammond
Washington, D.C
Congress
Senate
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Ernest F. Hollings
D-S.c
House
John Murphy
N.Y
Hollings
Commerce Department
Interior Department
U.S. Treasury
Oil Industry
California State Lands Commission
Kenneth Cory
Cory