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  • Obama admin blocks seismic surveys in Atlantic Ocean [for natural gas drilling]

    01/06/2017 9:21:45 AM PST · by Olog-hai · 16 replies
    Associated Press ^ | Jan 6, 2017 11:58 AM EST | Matthew Daly
    The Obama administration is denying permits for energy companies to conduct seismic surveys in the Atlantic Ocean to map potential drilling sites for oil and natural gas. The Interior Department said it denied six pending applications in part because Obama has blocked Atlantic drilling under a five-year offshore drilling plan finalized late last year. Environmental groups and some East Coast lawmakers oppose the surveys, saying that loud sounds from seismic air guns could hurt marine life. …