Conservationists sue Trump administration to block California offshore drilling plan

Environmental groups on Wednesday filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's plan to open up hundreds of thousands of acres of land in California to oil and gas drilling.

The Sierra Club and the Center for Biological Diversity sued the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) over the plan to open more than 700,000 acres of land to oil and gas lease sales.

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/468254-environmental-groups-challenge-trump-administration-drilling-plan

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