Trump Administration, Which Wants More Offshore Drilling, Shuts Down Study Into Its Safety

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By Lorraine ChowDec 22, 2017, 11:33 am176 pts
The Trump administration, which is trying to expand offshore oil drilling , has issued a stop-work order on an independent study aimed at making the process safer. The Interior Department's Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) ordered the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and…

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