An Exhaustive List of Coastal States That Don't Rely on Those Coasts for Tourism Dollars
Secretary of the Interior and real-life cowboy Ryan Zinke announced Tuesday that he would no longer consider leasing Florida’s coastal waters to oil and gas companies, after discussing state officials’ environmental tourism concerns with Florida Gov. Rick Scott. Zinke told reporters just five days ago that the Trump administration plants to open about 90 percent of the country’s coastal reserves for oil drilling by 2024.