Democrats in the House of Representatives introduced Tuesday seven separate bills aimed at blocking oil and natural gas drilling in nearly all federal waters. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now The bills, which have virtually no chance of being approved in the Republican-controlled Senate, clearly outline the opposition from the Democrat-controlled House to the Trump administration’s developing plan to open more offshore areas to oil and gas production. The bills include: a bill from Florida Representative Kathy Castor to impose a permanent ban on drilling in the South Atlantic, Straits of Florida and Eastern Gulf of Mexico; a bill from California Representative Jared Huffman to prohibit drilling off the US West Coast and in the Arctic Ocean; a bill from New Jersey Representative Frank Pallone to permanently ban drilling in the Atlantic, Straits of Florida and the eastern Gulf. “We’re not […]