washington obama administration reverse course tuesday proposal open southeastern atlantic coast drill oil price slump strong opposition coastal communities raise doubt plan besides market environmental concern u.s. interior department say also base decision conflict compete commercial military ocean use decision sure reverberate presidential election campaign reverse january 2015 proposal new lease atlantic part department five-year plan set new boundaries oil development federal water 2022 hear many corner time offer oil gas lease atlantic coast interior secretary sally jewell say factor conflict national defense economic activities fish tourism opposition many local communities simply make sense move forward lease sales come five years hillary clinton front-runner race democratic party nomination run nov. presidential election move leave environment pressure green group tweet relieve atlantic drill table time next right thing protect arctic too donald trump businessman former reality tv personality republican front-runner raise question whether offshore drill necessary give abundance onshore shale production proposal would open drill sit 50 miles virginia north south carolina georgia oil drill 2021. coastal communities state protest administration plan fear possibility oil spill like bp horizon accident 2010 u.s. gulf coast effect tourism economies decision coastal communities david vs. goliath fight rich company planet cause tremendous optimism well-being future generations say jacqueline savitz environmental group oceana vice president u.s. oceans virginia officials welcome initial plan allow offshore drill say would bring economic benefit tuesday senator tim kaine democrat virginia say surprise department defense raise concern naval installations one state coast dod relatively quiet public debate never share objections say major oil company include exxon mobil corp shell chevron push open atlantic shell oil company spokeswoman natalie mazey say decision short sight would jeopardize abundance affordable domestic energy economy become dependent on american petroleum institute say decision go voters governors members congress support development decision appease extremists seek stop oil natural gas production would increase cost energy american consumers close door years create new job new investments boost energy security say api president jack gerard interior department also announce tuesday would evaluate 13 potential lease sales areas country 10 gulf mexico three coast alaska proposal focus potential lease sales areas high resource potential great industry interest establish infrastructure jewell say interior department say gulf resource potential industry interest high infrastructure already exist propose two annual lease sales include western central part eastern gulf mexico subject current congressional moratorium also include potential sale chukchi sea beaufort sea cook inlet plan areas alaska department would take comment options include alternative include new lease green group praise decision keep atlantic limit raise concern unite state would keep door open drill vulnerable u.s. arctic administration must take arctic lease final five-year plan say cindy shogan executive director alaska wilderness league place potentially lose due climate change arctic interior department open five-year proposal 90-day comment period obama administration reverse course atlantic oil drill