Friend —Again and again, we see offshore drilling harm frontline and coastal communities who already bear the brunt of climate change burdens.

Even when refineries are running as intended, they leak enough pollution to increase respiratory illness like asthma and even lung cancer for surrounding populations. Add the continued inevitability of oil spills, and the results are catastrophic to public health and ecosystems.

Beyond the health risks, the damage permeates to the loss of fishing and tourist industries — which so many communities rely on.

This cycle must stop. That's why LCV is fighting for the Biden administration to finalize an offshore drilling plan with no new leasing.

Whether we hand our public waters over to private oil companies or protect our coastlines and fight for environmental justice depends on you. Be one of the 50,000 advocates we need to counteract Big Oil's influence.

With gas prices rising higher and higher across the country, anti-science politicians are pushing for more oil and gas leasing to "lower costs". This. Is. A. Lie.

More leasing for offshore drilling will only lock us into decades of fossil fuel destruction and dependency — and will not influence prices at the pump for years.

Instead, it will only put our coastal communities, marine life, public health, and climate at unimaginable risk.

Please, take immediate action to prevent new plans for offshore drilling.

Thank you,

Alex Taurel
Conservation Program Director
League of Conservation Voters