21.  Proponents said drilling in the Gulf of Mexico poses a risk to the environment and economy of coastal states, like Florida.

22.  Ramirez journeyed from a small town in the southern coastal state of Veracruz.

23.  Southern coastal states have regularly come under criticism from environmental groups for their failure to test water cleanliness at public beaches and notify the public of any health risks.

24.  Some lawmakers favor spending most of the money in coastal states, where offshore drilling for oil and gas produce the federal revenue to pay for land conservation.

25.  Supporters of a conservation measure that would have provided a financial bonanza to coastal states wasted no time in trying to line up support from the new administration.

26.  Tauzin spokesman Ken Johnson said the bill is unfair to coastal states.

27.  The coastal state has exposure to major hurricane damage and waste from chemical and energy industries.

28.  The coastal states, erring on the side of caution, quickly imposed size limits, restricted seasons and placed outright bans on glass-eel fishing.

29.  The government responded late in the week by beefing up military deployments in the coastal states of Oaxaca and Guerrero, where the worst violence occurred.

30.  The Germans knew all about Tennessee, as well as the Carolinas and other coastal states.