Local industry leaders raise economic concerns posed by Trump's offshore oil drilling proposal.

Panetta tells businesses he’ll fight offshore oil drilling

Since November, local business leaders have grown concerned about the impacts that offshore oil drilling may have on the region’s economy, after the Trump administration released a plan proposing two sites off California’s central coast. In reaction, advocates of local industries that rely on a pristine and unobstructed coastline sat down with Congressman Jimmy Panetta on Thursday to discuss the negative impacts oil drilling may have.“We have jo…

Local industry leaders raise economic concerns posed by Trump's offshore oil drilling proposal.

Local leaders from Monterey County met to discuss the economic and environmental impacts posed by the Trump administration’s leasing proposal for offshore oil drilling. The proposal includes 34 lease sales across 21 areas, with six of the California coast. Two…