AB 1448 (Hart), otherwise known as The California Coastal Protection Act, aims to defend California’s beautiful coast, marine life, and economy against the dangers of offshore oil drilling. The bill is timely given the Trump Administration’s pledge to ‘drill, baby drill,’ seeking to expand offshore drilling in federal waters off California, which will harm coastal communities and wildlife.
Good news and time to take action: AB 1448 passed through the California Senate and the California Assembly last week! We need your help to convince Governor Newsom to sign AB 1448 into law.
Click here to email the Governor or copy/paste Leg.Unit@gov.ca.gov and ask him to sign AB 1448 into law to help protect the CA coast from oil spills with this suggested messaging that you are encouraged to customize:
SUBJECT: Please Sign AB 1448 to Protect Our Coast
BODY: Please sign AB 1448 to protect our coast from oil spills from offshore oil drilling. California knows all too well the damage from offshore drilling and oil spills — the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill, the 2015 Plains All American pipeline spill, and the 2021 Amplify spill caused extensive environmental damage and killed thousands of marine mammals, seabirds, and fish. Onshore, oil processing facilities and refineries pollute vulnerable neighborhoods.
AB 1448 is designed to fill gaps in current law to provide comprehensive protection against offshore drilling dangers. Thank you!
As Surfrider's Central California Regional Manager, Bill helps chapters tackle pollution issues that are affecting the marine environment. Before covering the area between Ventura and Santa Cruz, he worked with the San Diego Chapter for five years.