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Off shore oil drilling

Environment

Biden Executive Order Staves Off Offshore Drilling Near Florida

Amy Green
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It reaffirms a 10-year moratorium on new drilling off the coasts of southeastern states including Florida.
$Rally-goers lined up with signs Wednesday evening in Oakland Park to spell out their message for Gov. Ron DeSantis: "Ban Matrix Acidizing." The type of fracking uses acid to extract oil from underground.$

Local / State

Environmentalists Call On Governor To Ban All Types of Fracking, Not Just Some

Caitlin Switalski
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To mark Ron DeSantis's 100th day in the Governor's office, environmentalist groups gathered across several cities in Florida on Wednesday for a day of...