Fayette Advocate: "By removing the entire proposed Atlantic leasing area, the administration has failed to present a serious offshore plan that will help meet our energy needs over the coming decades", David Holt, president of the Consumer Energy Alliance, said in a statement on reports the administration was withdrawing the leases.
In the Interior Department's five-year plan announced on Tuesday, there are 13 potential offshore lease sales for drilling exploration; all of them are in the Gulf of Mexico or off...