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Ken Salazar: “As a result of this Deepwater Horizon explosion and spill, beginning April 20, the date of the explosion, no…”

On the recordMay 17, 2010
As a result of this Deepwater Horizon explosion and spill, beginning April 20, the date of the explosion, no applications for drilling permits will go forward for any new offshore drilling activity until the Department of Interior completes the safety review process that President Obama requested.
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Ken Salazar
Democratic · Colorado

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Salazar outlines the suspension of new offshore drilling permits after the Deepwater Horizon disaster.

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