When the federal government recently included the Atlantic Coast in a plan for offshore oil and gas drilling, many environmental advocates and lawmakers in the Garden State went ballistic.

Next week, they'll be able to deliver their comments directly to federal officials during a public hearing on the issue in Atlantic City.

The announcement of the hearing date comes after several of New Jersey's representatives in Washington, D.C., demanded federal officials hear directly from those who would be affected by the drilling.

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