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Tree-Hugger To The Bitter End: Obama Bans Drilling In Atlantic, Arctic

Hank Berrien

On Tuesday, President Obama, determined to pursue his environmental agenda until the bitter end, issued a proclamation making U.S.-owned waters in the Arctic Ocean and certain areas in the Atlantic Ocean “indefinitely” off-limits for future oil and gas leases.

The White House released a statement:

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