Friend – Right now, the Biden Administration is deciding whether to allow new oil leasing off our coasts over the next five years – and this summer we can impact that decision.

Text COASTS to 877-877 and we’ll notify you as soon as the administration starts accepting input on their plans.  A 90-day public comment period is slated to open by the end of June, and we need to overwhelm the administration with comments opposing new leasing. We’ll also give you pointers on how to submit a public comment, even if you’ve never done it before!

High gas prices are putting the Biden Administration under enormous pressure to expand offshore drilling – even though new offshore leases won’t solve the problem, since they’ll take years to start producing oil. More lease sales will lock us into dirty, dangerous drilling at the exact time when we urgently need to be moving away from fossil fuels and accelerating our transition to clean energy. What’s more, offshore drilling hurts frontline and coastal communities who already bear the brunt of climate change burdens, with the continued inevitability of spills, harms to public health, and disastrous effects for the tourism and fishing industries on which so many of these communities rely. Ensuring there is no new leasing is a matter of environmental justice. 



This summer is our chance to stop new offshore drilling from being greenlit, and we can’t afford to miss this opportunity. We know the Biden administration is looking closely at these comments to gauge public opinion on their plans. 

Text COASTS to 877-877 to join the fight for our communities, our coasts, and our future.

Thank you for joining the fight.

Alex Taurel, Conservation Program Director
League of Conservation Voters