The Seattle Times: SALEM, Ore. — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke agreed to consider exempting Oregon from the Trump administration’s offshore drilling plan after speaking with Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, her office said Friday.
Brown previously criticized Zinke for the plan to resume drilling for oil and gas off the shores of the U.S., saying it would endanger Oregon’s coast.
Several other states have objected, but so far Florida has been the only one to receive an exemption, requested by its Republican governor. Zinke spokeswoman Heather Swift said Friday his office would provide no further information about the conversation with Brown.
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