Fifteen years ago, 11 men died in a ball of fire, marking the Gulf Coast’s worst environmental disaster.

In response, Florida voters banned drilling in state waters. During his first term, President Donald Trump used his authority to prevent further drilling in the Southeast, including off Florida’s Gulf Coast, for a decade. However, the impacts of the BP oil spill on wildlife and fishing are still felt across the Panhandle today .

Now, incredibly, the federal government is reportedly developing a plan to bring the drilling threat to Florida — at point-blank range. In the same waters where BP oil once flowed, we could see a fleet of permanent drilling rigs ready to unleash destruction, potentially even harming our armed forces.

Early headlines tout the government’s apparent retrea

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