"Governor Urges Trump To Drop Virginia From Offshore Drilling Plan"

"WASHINGTON - Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe urged the Trump administration to exclude his state from a federal offshore oil and gas drilling plan, citing concerns about revenue sharing and environmental issues, in a letter that his office revealed on Thursday.

McAuliffe, a Democrat, had previously said that any federal drilling plan that includes his state must include a revenue-sharing program.

In the letter, dated Aug. 11 and sent to Kelly Hammerle, national program manager of the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), McAuliffe said he could not trust President Donald Trump, a Republican, to share revenues because he had proposed axing revenue sharing with Gulf Coast states where the drilling already occurs."

Timothy Gardner reports for Reuters August 17, 2017.

SEE ALSO:

"Offshore Drilling: Trump's Plan Hits 'Wall Of Resistance' In Carolinas" (Greenwire)

"Lawmakers Push Interior To Expand Offshore Drilling" (The Hill)

"Georgia Businesses Join Alliance To Protect Coast From Offshore Drilling, Exploration" (Savannah Morning News)

"Christie Rebukes Trump Over Atlantic Offshore Drilling Plan" (Bergen Record)

Citizens Rally Against Offshore Drilling in Charleston, SC (Moultrie News)