Offshore oil rigs could be 'toppled' off California under Trump plan

A federal proposal would make toppling decommissioned oil rigs onto the seafloor the default practice. California has 23 rigs in federal waters.
Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Hayley Smith, as published by Los Angeles Times - California · · 1 min read

A federal proposal would make toppling decommissioned oil rigs onto the seafloor the default practice. California has 23 rigs in federal waters.

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