offshore drilling
The proposal threatens more than 2.5 million coastal jobs for roughly two years worth of oil, an ocean conservation nonprofit reports.
A state commission has told the White House it won't approve pipeline permits.
"It is not a formal action," a key Interior Department official said of Zinke's announcement.
“Apart from Mar-a-Lago, I think we got everything Florida’s got,” Brian Frosh said of Maryland.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The Interior secretary’s move was immediately slammed as a political favor for Florida Gov. Rick Scott.
Now the Republican is trying to burnish his green cred before running for Senate. But he has a history of bait-and-switch.
The Trump administration’s decision is a step back to "the outdated, dirty and destructive energy policies of the past."
It’s hard to keep up with the news these days.
Alaska Native and environmental advocacy groups want to block the president's freeze on an Obama-era drilling ban.
And even Ryan Zinke's supporters plan to keep a watchful eye.