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The Department of the Interior is revising the 5-year offshore drilling plan, threatening communities, regional economies, and coastal environments on the East Coast, West Coast, Gulf of Mexico, and Alaska with new oil and gas rigs.
Fortunately, leaders in Congress have introduced bills to permanently ban new offshore drilling.
Later this year, the Trump administration will release its 5-Year Offshore Drilling Plan proposal. Stay tuned to Surfrider channels to engage in the upcoming 60-day public comment period. The challenges ahead will require all of us — our voices, our action, and our determination — to stop new offshore drilling.
The Department of Interior is revising the 5-year offshore drilling plan, threatening the East Coast, West Coast, Gulf of Mexico, and Alaska with new oil and gas rigs. Fortunately, leaders in Congress have introduced bills to permanently ban new offshore drilling.
Later this year, the Trump administration will release its 5-Year Offshore Drilling Plan proposal. Stay tuned to Surfrider channels to engage in the upcoming 60-day public comment period. The challenges ahead will require all of us — our voices, our action, and our determination — to stop new offshore drilling.
Please take action and tell Congress to protect our coasts!
Millions of Americans oppose offshore drilling
Offshore drilling threatens marine life, coastal economies, and the communities who call these places home. But this fight isn’t just about stopping oil rigs — it’s about standing up to powerful corporate interests and ensuring that our coasts remain healthy, vibrant, and protected for future generations.
Here’s what we’re doing on a daily basis to protect our coasts against new oil drilling:
- Building grassroots opposition from communities, businesses, and elected officials to the removal of ocean protections.
- Advocating to Congress and the executive branch to restore protections for our U.S. coasts.
- Launching strategic legal actions as a last resort to restore ocean protections.
The strength of our movement lies in you — our nationwide community of ocean advocates. Together, we can keep the pressure on Congress to stand up for our ocean, not fossil fuel companies.
Millions of Americans oppose offshore drilling
Offshore drilling threatens marine life, coastal economies, and the communities who call these places home. But this fight isn’t just about stopping oil rigs — it’s about standing up to powerful corporate interests and ensuring that our coasts remain healthy, vibrant, and protected for future generations.
Here’s what we’re doing on a daily basis to protect our coasts against new oil drilling:
- Building grassroots opposition from communities, businesses, and elected officials to the removal of ocean protections.
- Advocating to Congress and the executive branch to restore protections for our U.S. coasts.
- Launching strategic legal actions as a last resort to restore ocean protections.
The strength of our movement lies in you — our nationwide community of ocean advocates. Together, we can keep the pressure on Congress to stand up for our ocean, not fossil fuel companies.
Surfrider Sues the Trump Administration To Protect Our Ocean From New Offshore Drilling
Surfrider Sues the Trump Administration To Protect Our Ocean From New Offshore Drilling
The Surfrider Foundation, alongside a coalition of conservation organizations represented by Earthjustice, is filing the first environmental lawsuit against the new Trump administration. The lawsuit challenges President Trump’s illegal order to open protected areas of the ocean to future oil and gas leasing.
Learn the Facts on Offshore Oil Drilling
Surfrider Sues the Trump Administration To Protect Our Ocean From New Offshore Drilling
Offshore oil and gas drilling is the commercial extraction and production of oil and gas from beneath the ocean seafloor. Visit Surfrider’s Offshore Drilling Fact Sheet to learn about the environmental harm caused by offshore drilling, the risks and impacts to the U.S. economy and communities, and why new drilling is not needed to secure our energy supply.
Learn the Facts on Offshore Oil Drilling
Offshore oil and gas drilling is the commercial extraction and production of oil and gas from beneath the ocean seafloor. Visit Surfrider’s Offshore Drilling Fact Sheet to learn about the environmental harm caused by offshore drilling, the risks and impacts to the U.S. economy and communities, and why new drilling is not needed to secure our energy supply.
Learn the Facts on Offshore Oil Drilling
Surfrider Sues the Trump Administration To Protect Our Ocean From New Offshore Drilling
Offshore oil and gas drilling is the commercial extraction and production of oil and gas from beneath the ocean seafloor. Visit Surfrider’s Offshore Drilling Fact Sheet to learn about the environmental harm caused by offshore drilling, the risks and impacts to the U.S. economy and communities, and why new drilling is not needed to secure our energy supply.
Become a Community Activist!
Surfrider Sues the Trump Administration To Protect Our Ocean From New Offshore Drilling
Surfrider has a long and proud history of defending U.S. coastlines from new offshore drilling. Our strategy is grounded in grassroots activism that unites communities to take positive action. Download our Activist Toolkit to help build the movement to protect our coasts!
Our grassroots movement has been a driving force behind every major win against offshore drilling for over a decade. The ultimate goal?
To end all new offshore oil drilling leases across U.S. waters.
Our grassroots movement has been a driving force behind every major win against offshore drilling for over a decade. The ultimate goal?
To end all new offshore oil drilling leases across U.S. waters.
Here is some of the latest news surrounding our ongoing fight to end new offshore oil drilling:
Stay up to date on the latest news surrounding our ongoing fight to end new offshore oil drilling:
Limited Edition Collection, Available Now!
In collaboration with surf, streetwear, and tattoo artist Stephen Carballo – also known as The Los Angeles River – we’re excited to bring back our iconic #DrillingIsKilling collection. Proceeds from the collection will keep our ocean clean and protect it from the harms caused by new offshore drilling.
Limited Edition Collection, Available Now!
In collaboration with surf, streetwear, and tattoo artist Stephen Carballo – also known as The Los Angeles River – we’re excited to bring back our iconic #DrillingIsKilling collection. All proceeds will support our efforts to ban offshore drilling around the country, once and for all!