"State Attorney General Bob Ferguson, in a letter sent Monday to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, called the proposed oil and gas lease sales off Washington “unlawful, unsafe and harmful to the economy.”"

"State Attorney General Bob Ferguson says he will file a lawsuit if the Interior Department tries to open Washington offshore waters to oil and gas exploration.

Ferguson, in a letter sent Monday to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, called the proposed lease sales “unlawful, unsafe and harmful to the economy,” and said that “an array of federal laws” counsel against such action.

The Interior Department was scheduled to hold a public meeting Monday about the proposal at the Landmark Convention Center in Tacoma."

The Seattle Times had the story February 5, 2018. [2]

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"North Carolina Governor Seeks Offshore Drilling Exemption In Zinke Meeting " (AP) [3]