WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday issued an indefinite ban on new offshore oil and gas drilling across most of the U.S. coastline, a move that seeks to cement his legacy as a climate defender but which critics say could hurt the country's reputation as a reliable energy exporter.
It comes two weeks before President-elect Donald Trump, who made drilling for energy a centerpiece of his election campaign, returns to the White House.
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