Americans would rather reduce oil and gas exploration than ‘drill, baby, drill’

A large majority of Americans say drilling for oil and natural gas off the coasts and on public lands should decrease or remain at current levels, a viewpoint at odds with the expansion promoted by President Trump as part of his “energy dominance” agenda.

In a nationwide public opinion poll by The Washington Post and the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), more than eight in 10 people said drilling in the United States should “decrease” or “stay as is.” CONT.

Darryl Fears & Scott Clement, Washington Post