A report issued by the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) concludes that continuing oil and natural gas exploration and production moratoria off the U.S. East Coast would likely have significant negative effects on the U.S. economy.
NARUC: maintaining exploration moratoria on U.S. East Coast costly
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