A public hearing in Providence this week on the Trump Administration’s plan to expand oil and gas drilling will be rescheduled after the end of the federal government shutdown.
Leases for drilling haven’t been sold in any part of the Atlantic since 1983, according to the U.S. Interior Department, but President Donald Trump wants to change that with his proposal to open up more than 90 percent of coastal waters for business.
In the past few weeks, Rhode Island politicians have spoken out against the president’s plan, including Gov. Gina Raimondo, who said Trump is endangering the health of the state’s coastline.
Avory Brookins, environmental reporter at Rhode Island Public Radio, sat down with Lint Barrage, assistant professor of economics and environmental studies at Brown University, to get a better sense of how oil and gas exploration could impact New England.
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