Obama defends offshore drill ban in court

The Obama administration defended a six-month moratorium on U.S. deepwater offshore drilling in court on Wednesday, saying the freeze was needed to ensure safety after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Sen. Frank Lautenberg is floating a bill that would force offshore oil producers to drill so-called relief wells along with their exploration wells, a measure aimed at preventing months-long spills like the one in the Gulf of Mexico.

Here is some bad news for the Communities along the Gulf Coast, They are already struggling to keep summer tourists, face a new challenge so as to whether to go ahead with plans to launch fireworks over the oily waters on the Fourth of July.

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