Thank You President Obama for Preserving Our Oceans

Think Progress, “The Obama administration announced Tuesday that 98 percent of U.S.-controlled Arctic waters (115 million acres) will be permanently withheld from any future oil and gas leasing. In addition, 3.8 million acres of underwater canyon along the Atlantic coast will be protected from oil and gas leasing.” [2]

References:

1. Think Progress, December 20, 2016, Samantha Page – Obama permanently protects huge portions of Arctic, Atlantic from offshore drilling – This is one move that won’t be easy to undo.