April 20, 2018 — POINT PLEASANT, N.J. — Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday signed a ban on offshore drilling in state waters, just before the start of Earth Day and Earth Week festivities and on the anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill off Louisiana.
The law prohibits any drilling or activities or infrastructure that supports offshore drilling from happening in state waters, which run from the shoreline to 3 miles out.
That means the state would not allow any facilities that would support drilling in federal waters, according to co-sponsor state Sen. Jeff Van Drew, D-Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic.
States including New York, California, South Carolina and Rhode Island have introduced similar bills, Washington state is considering one and Maryland introduced a bill imposing liability on anyone who causes a spill.
Read the full story at the Press of Atlantic City