Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is rebuffing Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell’s (R) recent call to move ahead with oil-and-gas leasing plans off the state’s coast next year and will instead delay action until at least 2012, according to a news report.
Reuters reports that the move “creates more uncertainty over whether the drilling plan will ever be carried out.”
Full story: Salazar rebuffs Virginia lease sale – The Hill’s E2-Wire