https://www.earthmagazine.org/tags/capitol-hill/ Recent content in Capitol Hill on EARTH Magazine Hugo en-US American Geosciences Institute. All rights reserved. Thu, 05 Jan 2012 06:41:58 -0500 https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/congress-lets-bans-outer-continental-shelf-drilling-expire/ Thu, 05 Jan 2012 06:41:58 -0500 https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/congress-lets-bans-outer-continental-shelf-drilling-expire/ <figure class="earth-figure"> <img src="https://www.americangeosciences.org/static/earth/congress-lets-bans-outer-continental-shelf-drilling-expire/i-7f-7d8-9-10.jpg" alt="The cast-iron dome of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. U.S. government" loading="eager" decoding="async"> <figcaption>The cast-iron dome of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. U.S. government</figcaption> </figure> <p>In July, President Bush lifted the executive ban on outer continental shelf (OCS) drilling, putting pressure on Congress to follow suit.</p>