AdvertisementAfter Florida Gets Offshore Drilling Exemption, Other States Ask For The SameJanuary 10, 2018Camila DomonoskefacebookEmailAn oil platform sits in the distance at Refugio State Beach in California in 2015. Now that the Trump administration has announced plans to allow new oil and gas drilling leases in more federal waters, a number of states are petitioning to be exempt from the change. (Getty Images)