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Senate bill would ban seismic blasts in Atlantic
Washington,
March 15, 2019
E&E News |
Seismic blasting in the Atlantic Ocean would be prohibited under a bill introduced in the Senate yesterday. "This bill prevents fossil fuel related seismic testing and makes clear that the Atlantic is off-limits to any type of offshore oil exploration," said Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), chief sponsor of S. 828, the "Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act." The legislation is a companion bill to H.R. 1606, introduced in the House last week by Reps. Don Beyer (D-Va.) and Chris Smith (R-N.J.). |