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    As Election Nears, Trump Expands Moratorium On Exploratory Drilling In Atlantic

    The move extends a moratorium Trump imposed earlier this month. The oil industry opposes the move. Trump's detractors say Trump is playing politics ahead of a close election battle.
    by Matthew S. Schwartz Sep 26, 2020 1 minute

    This week, President Trump expanded a ban on exploratory drilling off the coasts of North Carolina and Virginia, his latest extension of an existing offshore drilling moratorium in the Gulf of Mexico.

    The memorandum, which Trump signed Friday, "prevents consideration

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