President Donald Trump ‘s plan to open most of the coastal U.S. to offshore drilling jeopardizes at least 2.6 million jobs and almost $180 billion in the gross domestic product, according to a new economic analysis from ocean conservation group Oceana. Trump’s plan, announced in January and potentially kicking in next year, would only supply two years’ worth of oil and one year’s worth of gas while sacrificing the vitality of the fishing, tourism and recreation industries along the Atlantic, Pacific and Florida’s Gulf coasts, Oceana said. “From ocean views scattered with drilling platforms to the industrialization of our coastal communities to the unacceptable risk of more BP Deepwater Horizon-like disasters — expanding offshore drilling to new areas threatens […]