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2018 Governor Phil Murphy Signed into law a Bill to Protect the Jersey Shore from the Potential Devastation of Offshore Drilling but not Wind Farms ?

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Atlantic City NJ, April 20, 2018 Governor Phil Murphy “signed into law a bill to protect the Jersey Shore from the potential devastation of offshore drilling. Fast forward  2021 Murphy’ signed and quietly passed new law allowing companies like Orstead to bypass authorities to do work needed for offshore wind project. The new law allows a company to bypass local opposition for offshore wind project.

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In the Middle of an Energy Crisis Interior Department looks to Increase Costs for Drilling on Public Lands

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Washington DC, the Interior Department recommends taking steps to increase fees for drilling on public lands, arguing that taxpayers are currently being shortchanged. The department says that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) should carry out several policies that increase these rates. Drilling on public lands represents 7 percent of domestically produced oil and 8 percent of domestically produced natural gas.

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