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Gov. Inslee wants Washington removed from drilling plan

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Carney blasts drilling proposal, wants meeting with Zinke

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In a Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017 file photo, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster speaks to a reporter during an interview, in Columbia, S.C. McMaster told reporters Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, that he is seeking an exemption from the Trump administration's offshore drilling expansion. (AP Photo/Seanna Adcox, File)

Henry McMaster of S.C., another GOP governor, seeks exclusion from drilling proposal

By Matthew Daly - Associated Press

This May 16, 2015, file photo shows oil drillings offshore of a service pier in the Santa Barbara Channel off the coast of Southern California near Carpinteria. Opposition to the Trump administration’s plan to expand offshore drilling mounted Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. The plan could open up federal waters off the California coast for the first time in more than three decades. The Channel is one of those areas that could open up. (AP Photo/John Antczak, File)

Dems say Trump action on Florida drilling guided by politics

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

Florida Gov. Rick Scott delivers his State of the State Address in the House chambers on the opening day of the legislative session, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018, in Tallahassee, Fla. (Hali Tauxe/Tallahassee Democrat via AP)

Trump administration says no oil drilling off Florida coast

By GARY FINEOUT and MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2013, file photo, a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter flies over the Kulluk, the Shell floating drilling barge off Kodiak Island in Alaska's Kiliuda Bay, as salvage teams conduct an in-depth assessment of its seaworthiness. Citing the disappointing results from an exploratory well in 2015, and challenging and unpredictable federal regulatory environment, Shell abandoned drilling in U.S. Arctic waters. The Trump administration is pursuing petroleum lease sales in Arctic waters but an analyst says potential bidders may find other areas more attractive. (James Brooks/Kodiak Daily Mirror via AP, File)

Alaska may open up again for oil leasing, but risks linger

By DAN JOLING - Associated Press

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke speaks at the Heritage Foundation in Washington in this Sept. 29, 2017, file photo. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Donald Trump rolls out massive offshore drilling expansion, vows U.S. will be ‘energy superpower’

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE — In this May 13, 2010 file photo, pelicans float on the water with an offshore oil platform in the background in the Santa Barbara Channel off the coast of Santa Barbara, Calif. The Trump administration on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018 moved to vastly expand offshore drilling from the Atlantic to the Arctic oceans with a plan that would open up federal waters off the California coast for the first time in more than three decades. The Channel is one of those areas. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

White House wants to open up nearly all federal waters for offshore drilling

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke rides in the Bears Ears National Monument with local and state representatives in Blanding, Utah, on May 9, 2017. (Scott G Winterton/The Deseret News via AP) **FILE**

Zinke, House GOP escalate feud with Patagonia over monuments

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

In this March 25, 2016 photo, the sun sets over the Badger-Two Medicine area near Browning, Mont. Even as it clashes with American Indians over reductions to national monuments in the Southwest, the Trump administration is engaging with a Montana tribe over the creation of a new monument next to its reservation. The mountainous area was part of the Blackfeet reservation until the 1890s. (Greg Lindstrom/Flathead Beacon via AP)

Tribe wary of monument in Montana as others reduced by Trump

By MATTHEW BROWN - Associated Press

In this July 30, 2017 file photo, U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke speaks during a news conference near Gold Butte National Monument in Bunkerville, Nev. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP, File)

Interior chief spent more than $53K on 3 helicopter trips

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

Colorado Editorial Roundup

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FILE - In this undated file photo, the Upper Gulch section of the Escalante Canyons within Utah's Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument features sheer sandstone walls, broken occasionally by tributary canyons. Utah has long stood out for going far beyond other Western states in trying to get back control of its federally protected lands. When President Donald Trump on Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, announces he's going to shrink two national monuments in the state, his warm welcome will stand out in a region that is normally protective of its parks and monuments. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac, File)

Where protected lands stand after national monument review

By BRADY McCOMBS - Associated Press

Zinke recommends shrinking Nevada monument

By SCOTT SONNER - Associated Press

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke takes the stage before President Donald Trump speaks at the Utah State Capitol Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, in Salt Lake City. Trump traveled to Salt Lake City to announce plans to shrink two sprawling national monuments in Utah in a move that will delight the state's GOP politicians and many rural residents who see the lands as prime examples of federal overreach, but will enrage tribes and environmentalist groups who vow to immediately sue to preserve the monuments. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Interior head says Patagonia claim about public land ‘a lie’

By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press

FILE - This July 15, 2016, file photo, shows the &quot;Moonhouse&quot; in McLoyd Canyon which is part of Bears Ears National Monument, near Blanding, Utah. President Donald Trump is expected to announce plans to shrink Bears Ears National Monument as well as Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah that were created by past Democratic presidents. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Where protected lands stand after national monument review

By BRADY McCOMBS - Associated Press

FILE - This July 15, 2016, file photo, shows the &quot;Moonhouse&quot; in McLoyd Canyon which is part of Bears Ears National Monument, near Blanding, Utah. President Donald Trump is expected to announce plans to shrink Bears Ears National Monument as well as Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah that were created by past Democratic presidents. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Where protected lands stand after national monument review

By BRADY McCOMBS - Associated Press

FILE - In this undated file photo, the Upper Gulch section of the Escalante Canyons within Utah's Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument features sheer sandstone walls, broken occasionally by tributary canyons. Utah has long stood out for going far beyond other Western states in trying to get back control of its federally protected lands. When President Donald Trump on Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, announces he's going to shrink two national monuments in the state, his warm welcome will stand out in a region that is normally protective of its parks and monuments. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac, File)

Trump takes rare step to reduce 2 national monuments in Utah

By CATHERINE LUCEY and DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

FILE - This May 8, 2017, file photo shows Arch Canyon within Bears Ears National Monument in Utah. President Donald Trump is expected to announce Monday, Dec. 4, plans to shrink Bears Ears National Monument as well as Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah that were created by past Democratic presidents. (Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, File)

Monuments being reduced hold cliff dwellings, scenic cliffs

By BRADY McCOMBS - Associated Press

Supporters of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments gather during a rally Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017, in Salt Lake City. President Donald Trump is expected to announce plans to shrink the two sprawling national monuments in Utah that were created by past Democratic presidents. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Donald Trump heads to Utah to reduce Grand Staircase, Bear Ears national monuments

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times