Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2012. Today the Center for American Progress released a map that highlights 30 national park units that face the prospect of future oil and gas drilling and 12 national park units that have current drilling operations. Among the 30 threatened areas, the Flight 93 memorial in Pennsylvania and the Everglades in southern Florida would be vulnerable in a scenario where no option is taken off the table and federal oversight of energy on public lands is eliminated in favor of more relaxed state regulations. The 12 park units with existing operations would also face a greater threat if current regulations were not in place.
