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| Dear Friend, |
| When Congress passed Trump’s Big, Ugly Budget bill this year, it included a provision that ordered a minimum of 36 oil-and-gas lease sales to take place along the coasts of Alaska and the Gulf. Now, the Trump administration wants to take it even further and is preparing to release its new national plan for offshore oil and gas leasing that could potentially open areas that have been long protected from oil and gas drilling – like the California coast. |
| This would lock us into decades of offshore oil drilling in states, cities, and communities that do not want it off their shores or in their public waters. Trump’s plan would threaten the public health of millions of Americans, countless wildlife, and jeopardize thousands of businesses across the country. It would also force years of continued fossil fuel pollution that is driving extreme weather and heating up our planet. |
| Since Trump came into office, he has prioritized the interests of polluting industries by issuing executive orders calling for more drilling on our public waters. In response, 58,968 Earthjustice supporters have spoken up to their lawmakers demanding protections for our coastal communities. We must continue to show public opposition to risky offshore drilling. Tell your Congressmember to fight for offshore protections today. |
| Coastal economies depend on healthy and clean oceans. Offshore drilling increases the threat of oil spills. Oil spills impact thousands of jobs, from tourism to commercial fishing, poison seafood that we consume, cause long-lasting harm to wildlife and ecosystems, and cost billions of dollars in economic losses. |
| That’s why we need to tell our members of Congress to protect our public oceans from the dangers of oil and gas drilling. Tell your representatives how important these protections are to you. |
| We have already seen the devastation that offshore drilling can deliver, especially in the Gulf Coast region, where communities have long borne the brunt of harm from oil spills. Communities in states like Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, and Alabama, have been forced to deal with contaminated waters, unsafe levels of pollution that exacerbate health problems like cancer and asthma, and hit after hit to local industries and businesses. |
| Our coastlines do not need any more oil and gas drilling. Our coastal communities deserve safety and good health, economic resilience, and thriving ecosystems. |
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| Photo Credits: A person fishes with offshore oil and gas platform Esther in the distance on Jan. 5, 2025, in Seal Beach, California. (Mario Tama / Getty Images) |
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