Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava on Thursday responded to a plan from the Trump administration that will allow for new oil drilling off the coasts of California and Florida.

The oil industry has been seeking access to new offshore areas, including Southern California and off the coast of Florida, as a way to boost U.S. energy security and jobs.

The federal government has not allowed drilling in federal waters in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, which includes offshore Florida and part of offshore Alabama, since 1995, because of concerns about oil spills. California has some offshore oil rigs, but there has been no new leasing in federal waters since the mid-1980s.

In a statement, Levine Cava said she opposed any oil drilling off Florida's coast and said any drilling accidents th

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