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The National Marine Fisheries Service has started a review that could remove the endangered status from Rice's whales amid increased efforts toward offshore oil drilling.

The Republican governor spoke at a press conference in Crystal River Friday morning.

In a wide-ranging interview with The Florida Roundup, Jacksonville Congressman John Rutherford talked about avoiding a government shutdown, the chaotic House Speaker race, and his longtime efforts to ban oil and gas drilling off Florida鈥檚 coast. And why he supports Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

The drilling is scheduled to start this month in waters off the Bahamas, just 150 miles from the Florida coast. It's raising alarms among environmental groups and businesses that rely on tourism.

President Donald Trump, giving in to pressure from members of his party, signed an executive order Tuesday extending a moratorium on oil drilling off Florida鈥檚 shores as he ramped up his 2020 re-election effort in the critical battleground state.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday he is confident that President Donald Trump will protect Florida from offshore oil drilling 鈥� despite a White House threat鈥�

More than 150 beachgoers, activists and elected officials joined hands at noon Saturday on the shore of Miami Beach to call for more environmental鈥�

The Trump administration is delaying efforts to boost offshore oil and gas drilling in the wake of a recent court setback. The plans have been controversial, even in Republican-held states.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday downplayed growing concerns that President Donald Trump is putting Florida鈥檚 coastal waters back in play for oil exploration.

The White House is reportedly considering plans to auction off Florida鈥檚 coastal waters to search for oil and natural gas.But that may be a hard sell in鈥�

The Trump Administration has approved the search for oil and natural gas off the Atlantic coast. Late last month, the federal government gave the green鈥�

Gov. Rick Scott says Florida is 鈥渙ff the table for oil drilling.鈥�