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Environmental advocates urged Congress to reinstate the moratorium on offshore oil drilling. At a House hearing yesterday, Philippe Cousteau, grandson of legendary ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau, said continued bans on drilling off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts are critical to maintaining the...
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