Offshore oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico (United States)

Crude Oil Peak. [2015-11-16]. （原始内容存档于2015-11-17）.  Javed, Ali. The Economic and Environmental Impact of the Gulf War on Kuwait and the Persian Gulf. American

United States deepwater drilling moratorium），以及在墨西哥湾（英语：Offshore oil and gas in the Gulf of Mexico (United States)）和弗吉尼亚海岸附近（英语：Offshore drilling

Proposed oil and gas lease sales 110 and 112, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region: draft environmental impact statement (报告). United States Department of the Interior:

Offshore oil and gas in the US Gulf of Mexico）具管轄權，對該原則產生重大挑戰。三次聯合國海洋法會議則重新形塑海洋法，但美國未批准聯合國海洋法公約（英语：United States non-ratification of the UNCLOS），而是透過總統令採納該條約。

1月18日，美屬維爾京群島成为全美第25个宣布大麻合法化（英语：Legalization of non-medical cannabis in the United States）的州份。 1月19日，美国工会会员数从10.3%下降到10.1%，创下历史新低。