NATION : Coastal Drilling Delay Expected
<i> From Times Wire Services </i>
WASHINGTON —
President Bush is expected to postpone new oil drilling off the coasts of California and Florida so that additional environmental-impact studies can be done, Administration officials said today.
Although cautioning that Bush could change his mind, the officials said the President appeared ready to endorse a course that would ban new exploration off two California study areas and an additional one off Florida until at least 1992, said a top official.
Sign up for Essential California
The most important California stories and recommendations in your inbox every morning.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
