White House to Issue New Drilling Ban

The White House is not being deterred by a judge who has blocked a moratorium on off-shore drilling:

US Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has said he will issue an order for a new moratorium on deep water oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico after a court blocked an earlier ban.

A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that the six-month moratorium put in place in the wake of April's massive oil spill was too broad.

But suspending drilling "was and is the right decision", Mr Salazar said.

The White House had already said it would challenge the judge's ruling.

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