"Interior Again Weighs Leasing Off Scenic Coast" newspaper article
Title
"Interior Again Weighs Leasing Off Scenic Coast" newspaper article
Description
A Washington Post newspaper article clipping titled "Interior Again Weighs Leasing Off Scenic Coast" by Dale Russakoff published on March 26, 1982. The article describes the Interior Department's controversial consideration of allowing oil and gas development off of the Northern California coast. It notably mentions US Congressman Les AuCoin and his attempts to introduce legislation to ban leasing in the basins, with the article describing that "AuCoin read from reports that the area is unstable -- it is near the San Andreas fault -- and could be prone to oil spills. He also quoted from a study that rates the basins as relatively low in oil potential."
This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. AuCoin served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1971-1975) and in the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st District (1975-1993).
Creator
Russakoff, Dale
Date Created
March 26, 1982
Is Part Of
Washington Post
Subject
United States. Congress. House.
Legislators--United States
Speeches, addresses, etc.
Oil well drilling--Environmental aspects--United States.
Place
United States
California
Identifier
PUA_MS147_505
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Source
Les AuCoin Papers, Pacific University Archives
Type
Text