Trump Extends Drilling Ban to Woo Florida Voters in Tight Race
- Issues order to ban offshore oil leasing along southeast coast
- President touts environmental record in address in Florida
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President Donald Trump announced a 10-year ban on offshore oil development near the coasts of Florida and the southeast U.S. as he wooed voters in a must-win state where polls show the race too close to call.
Trump signed a memo effectively extending a moratorium on leasing drilling rights off Florida’s Gulf Coast, while also ruling out leases in Atlantic waters from Florida to South Carolina.