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Obama to open offshore areas to oil drilling for first time

Abby Luby

Abby Luby

The Obama administration today proposed opening vast expanses of ocean to oil and natural gas drilling, including 167 million acres from Delaware to Florida, 130 million acres off Alaska, and more in the Gulf of Mexico. Oil companies are pleased, but residents and environmentalists are angry.

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