Trump plans to expand offshore drilling in Pacific and Atlantic

The Trump administration has proposed a controversial plan to open up protected areas in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans for offshore drilling.

The five-year plan expands drilling to most of the US outer continental shelf, including California and Maine, where drilling has been blocked for decades.

Environmentalists called it a "shameful giveaway" to the oil industry.

The move fulfils US President Donald Trump's promise to boost domestic oil and natural gas production.
  BBC
 4/1/18