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California vs. the feds over offshore drilling
A tanker passes by two oil exploration rigs off the coast of Huntington Beach. (Photo: Ana Phelps)The rubber is hitting the road, the gloves are coming off and California leaders are suiting up for battle. At least, figuratively. When the Trump Administration announced that it would commence offshore oil drilling across all national waters — including six locations in California — federal agencies struck against decades of bipartisan environmental policy in California.