Summary
President Joe Biden invoked the 1953 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to protect 625 million acres of U.S. offshore waters from future oil and gas drilling, blocking areas along the East and West coasts, Eastern Gulf of Mexico, and Alaska’s North Bering Sea.
The move aims to prevent environmental damage and hinder Donald Trump’s plans to expand fossil fuel production upon returning to office.
Trump allies and the oil industry criticized the decision as politically motivated, while Biden emphasized bipartisan support for protecting coastal regions.
I think they were planning to win with Republican support.
Biden did a good amount of work, but wasn’t the best at advertising it. He was always sort of center right, but Republicans really are his lunch the few times he did speak up about anything progressive he was trying.
We’ve been on a mad dash to the right ever since Reagan. Any attempt at stopping that momentum is going to look a little pale in comparison.