Surfrider California thanks everyone who submitted comments against the Trump administration’s dangerous offshore drilling plan. Over 270,000 people across the country provided feedback, with the vast majority urging BOEM to protect all U.S. coasts from new oil and gas development!
While the comment period is now closed, the battle is far from over. Alarmingly, BOEM has now launched a new comment period inviting the public (i.e., oil and gas companies) to tell them exactly what areas off Central and Southern California should be opened for oil and gas drilling!
This is the clearest signal yet of the serious threat facing the California coast!
Surfrider urges our supporters to take further action to stop new offshore drilling.
1) Submit your comment to BOEM stating that "The entire Central & Southern California Planning Areas must be protected from oil & gas leasing due to conflicts with human uses, ecological areas, and cultural resources."
2) Contact your members of Congress to urge them to stop the Trump administration's dangerous offshore drilling plan from being finalized. (Find your Representative!)
The deadline for this new comment period is February 26th. See the links below to BOEM's comment portal and Surfrider's action alert to Congress.
BOEM Comment Period: Central California OCS Oil & Gas Leasing
BOEM Comment Period: Southern California OCS Oil & Gas Leasing
Surfrider’s Action Alert to Congress against New Offshore Drilling