A clash between the state Department of Environmental Quality and an offshore drilling company has escalated to the federal level, with the U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross potentially intervening. WesternGeco plans to shoot air guns every 10 seconds, 208 days a year, at 225 to 260 decibels — louder than a rocket launch — ...
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