/tags/offshore-drilling Offshore drilling en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Tue, 05 May 2026 15:00:00 GMT /environment/2026-05-05/rices-whales-endangered-status 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. Tue, 05 May 2026 15:00:00 GMT /environment/2026-05-05/rices-whales-endangered-status The News Service of Florida /government-politics/2025-11-24/desantis-pushes-back-on-trump-proposals-for-ai-offshore-drilling The Republican governor spoke at a press conference in Crystal River Friday morning. Mon, 24 Nov 2025 17:30:00 GMT /government-politics/2025-11-24/desantis-pushes-back-on-trump-proposals-for-ai-offshore-drilling Joe Byrnes /government-politics/2023-11-10/john-rutherford-government-shutdown-drilling-trump 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’s coast. And why he supports Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Fri, 10 Nov 2023 19:20:02 GMT /government-politics/2023-11-10/john-rutherford-government-shutdown-drilling-trump Tom Hudson, Sergio R. Bustos /2020-12-04/offshore-drilling-set-to-begin-off-florida-alarms-environmentalists 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. Fri, 04 Dec 2020 21:33:40 GMT /2020-12-04/offshore-drilling-set-to-begin-off-florida-alarms-environmentalists Greg Allen /2020-09-08/president-trump-bolsters-offshore-drilling-ban 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’s shores as he ramped up his 2020 re-election effort in the critical battleground state. Tue, 08 Sep 2020 21:28:33 GMT /2020-09-08/president-trump-bolsters-offshore-drilling-ban Jim Turner / News Service of Florida /news/2019-09-13/gov-ron-desantis-says-hes-confident-trump-will-protect-florida-from-offshore-oil-drilling Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday he is confident that President Donald Trump will protect Florida from offshore oil drilling — despite a White House threat… Fri, 13 Sep 2019 10:42:47 GMT /news/2019-09-13/gov-ron-desantis-says-hes-confident-trump-will-protect-florida-from-offshore-oil-drilling ANTHONY MAN /news/2019-05-19/life-or-death-beachgoers-protest-offshore-oil-drilling-call-for-environmental-stewardship More than 150 beachgoers, activists and elected officials joined hands at noon Saturday on the shore of Miami Beach to call for more environmental… Mon, 20 May 2019 02:00:18 GMT /news/2019-05-19/life-or-death-beachgoers-protest-offshore-oil-drilling-call-for-environmental-stewardship /2019-04-25/trump-administration-puts-offshore-drilling-plan-on-hold-after-setback-in-court 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. Thu, 25 Apr 2019 21:16:57 GMT /2019-04-25/trump-administration-puts-offshore-drilling-plan-on-hold-after-setback-in-court Nathan Rott /2019-04-16/desantis-downplays-chances-of-florida-offshore-drilling Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday downplayed growing concerns that President Donald Trump is putting Florida’s coastal waters back in play for oil exploration. Tue, 16 Apr 2019 19:28:16 GMT /2019-04-16/desantis-downplays-chances-of-florida-offshore-drilling Jim Turner /show/the-florida-roundup/2019-04-14/the-trump-administration-wants-offshore-drilling-in-florida-the-majority-of-floridians-oppose-it The White House is reportedly considering plans to auction off Florida’s coastal waters to search for oil and natural gas.But that may be a hard sell in… Sun, 14 Apr 2019 22:00:00 GMT /show/the-florida-roundup/2019-04-14/the-trump-administration-wants-offshore-drilling-in-florida-the-majority-of-floridians-oppose-it