On November 18th, the Marin County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution reaffirming its opposition to offshore oil and deep-sea bed mining off California’s coast. Marin’s resolution couldn’t have come sooner. Last week, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) released a draft plan that proposes allowing oil and gas leasing along California's entire coast, the Gulf of Mexico, and Alaska. This move has been widely condemned by thousands across the country, including environmentalists, fishermen, businesses, elected officials, and coastal communities - and YOU can join them!
The Fight to Protect the Pacific Continues!
A new year, a new administration. We are encouraged by the changes that we have seen so far, including Biden’s move to pause new offshore oil leases and the federal legislation, the West Coast Ocean Protection Act, introduced by Senator Feinstein, which would temporarily prohibit any leases off of the Pacific coast. Congressman Huffman also introduced a companion bill in the House. EAC and other NGOs had urged the new administration to take prompt action at the end of last year.
