John,

Marine life is under threat, from humpback whales in the Pacific to loggerhead sea turtles in the Gulf to beluga whales in the Arctic Ocean.

Offshore drilling could expand to parts of our oceans that are currently off-limits. Drilling in our oceans is dangerous: exploring for oil creates underwater noise that messes with how whales and dolphins hear, and drilling itself can lead to massive oil spills -- which are deadly for sea life.1

Tell the Interior Department: Don't expand offshore drilling to new parts of the ocean, including the California coast, the eastern Gulf and parts of the Alaskan coast. Add your name today.

A new plan could allow offshore drilling to expand to even more of our oceans.

The parts of our oceans at risk are home to threatened and endangered species, including:

• Sea turtles: The endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtle primarily lives in the Gulf. In 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill severely impacted nesting turtles, including Kemp's ridley.2
• Polar bears: In Alaska's Beaufort and Chukchi Seas, threatened polar bears walk across the sea ice to find enough food to eat. Global warming is already melting the ice -- a spill could trap oil in the ice and contaminate the food web polar bears rely on.3,4
• Sea otters: The southern sea otter population off the California coast is threatened and has been declining over the last decade. Oil spills were a primary reason that sea otters were added to the endangered species list in the 70's.5

An oil spill would be devastating for these sensitive ocean animals. That's why we need to stop offshore drilling from expanding any further. When we drill, we spill.

Public comments are due January 23. Add your name to protect our oceans from offshore drilling.

Thank you,

Lisa Frank
Executive Director

1. Kelsey Lamp, "More of our coast threatened by offshore drilling under new proposal," Environment America Research & Policy Center, November 21, 2025.
2. "Kemp's Ridley Turtle," NOAA Fisheries, May 29, 2025.
3. "Polar Bear," Marine Mammal Commission, last accessed January 13, 2026.
4. Huifang Bi, et. al., "Oil spills in coastal regions of the Arctic and Subarctic: Environmental impacts, response tactics, and preparedness," Science of The Total Environment, January 1, 2025.
5. "Southern Sea Otter," Marine Mammal Commission, last accessed January 12, 2026.