Energy and Environment

Shutdown forces delay of hearings on Trump offshore drilling plan

By Josh Siegel
Published January 22, 2018 7:25pm ET
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Shutdown forces delay of hearings on Trump offshore drilling plan
The Interior Department will announce new dates for the hearings of the controversial offshore drilling plan when the government resumes normal operations. The hearings were scheduled, Monday through Thursday, in Augusta, Maine; Baton Rouge, La.; Anchorage, Alaska; Concord, N.H.; Boston; Montgomery, Ala.; and Providence, R.I. | (AP Photo/John Antczak)

The Trump administration has postponed public hearings scheduled this week for its controversial offshore drilling plan because of the partial government shutdown.

The hearings were scheduled, Monday through Thursday, in Augusta, Maine; Baton Rouge, La.; Anchorage, Alaska; Concord, N.H.; Boston; Montgomery, Ala.; and Providence, R.I.

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