The U.S. federal government on Thursday announced plans to allow oil and gas drilling off the coast of California and Florida for the first time in decades, prompting a strong reaction from California’s governor, who called the plan “idiotic”. The Department of the Interior yesterday announced an order signed by Secretary Doug Burgum titled Unleashing American Offshore Energy, which would roll back limits introduced during the previous administration and open up more offshore areas for oil and gas exploration. “Offshore…