Gulf states are split over whether to support or oppose the Trump administration’s proposed repeal of offshore drilling safety rules established after the historic 2010 BP oil disaster.
On the opposing side is Florida, whose congressional delegation and Republican Gov. Rick Scott have come out in opposition to both the rule rollback and the massive proposed expansion of offshore drilling in federal waters.
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