'It's incredibly disappointing to see the Biden administration doing the oil industry's bidding by defending fracking off the California coast,' says CenterForBioDiv's Kristen Monsell.
"This contradicts the administration's climate goals because fast-tracking offshore fracking will mean more dirty fossil fuels."A leading environmental group on Wednesday condemned the Biden administration's attempt to overturn a court ruling that blocked offshore fracking in public waters off the coast of California.
in a statement."This contradicts the administration's climate goals because fast-tracking offshore fracking will mean more dirty fossil fuels."Wednesday in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals seeking an en banc review of a 2018 decision by a Los Angeles district court ordering the Trump administration to stop issuing permits for offshore fracking in federal waters off the California coast.
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