Opening Florida for offshore drilling

Published: June 11, 2020, 9 a.m.

If there’s one thing that unites most Floridians, it’s their opposition to offshore drilling. But the Trump administration has other plans. Yesterday, POLITICO’s Ben Lefebvre reported the Interior Department has a plan to open the eastern part of the gulf coast to offshore drilling after the presidential election. Kelsey Tamborrino is a Politico Energy reporter. Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of Politico's audio department. Jenny Ament is the senior producer of Politico's audio department. Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer.