Trump Admin targets California, Gulf of Mexico, and Alaska for New Offshore Drilling: Take Action!
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Tell Congress to Protect Our Coasts From Offshore Oil Drilling
The Trump administration is pursuing a dangerous new offshore drilling plan that will open vast stretches of U.S. coastlines to new offshore oil and gas drilling. The Department of Interior is proposing oil and gas drilling off California, the Gulf of Mexico, including the previously protected waters off of Florida, as well as Alaska and the pristine High Arctic, where drilling has never been attempted before because of the hazards. Nearly 1.3 billion acres of our ocean are under threat in this plan.
Congressional opposition is critical to stopping new offshore drilling — please tell Congress to protect our coasts!
While the Department of Interior’s public comment period on the draft proposal ended on January 23, a final decision on the offshore drilling plan is not expected until later 2026. We must continue to urge our federal leaders to stop this dangerous proposal from being enacted. Congress is our last line of defense to protect our coasts from new oil and gas development!
Offshore drilling is a dirty and dangerous practice that harms the environment, communities, and businesses, while worsening climate change. Further, new oil and gas leasing is not needed to meet our nation’s energy needs. The U.S. has been a net oil exporter since 2020, and hit an all-time high of domestic oil production in 2024.
Please tell your representatives in Congress that you support the protection of all U.S. coastlines from new oil and gas development! It’s time to end new offshore drilling for good!
Make sure to click "Edit Letter" to customize with your own personal storytelling and thoughts on the harm that new offshore oil drilling would have!
Tell Congress to Protect Our Coasts From Offshore Oil Drilling
The Trump administration is pursuing a dangerous new offshore drilling plan that will open vast stretches of U.S. coastlines to new offshore oil and gas drilling. The Department of Interior is proposing oil and gas drilling off California, the Gulf of Mexico, including the previously protected waters off of Florida, as well as Alaska and the pristine High Arctic, where drilling has never been attempted before because of the hazards. Nearly 1.3 billion acres of our ocean are under threat in this plan.
Congressional opposition is critical to stopping new offshore drilling — please tell Congress to protect our coasts!
While the Department of Interior’s public comment period on the draft proposal ended on January 23, a final decision on the offshore drilling plan is not expected until later 2026. We must continue to urge our federal leaders to stop this dangerous proposal from being enacted. Congress is our last line of defense to protect our coasts from new oil and gas development!
Offshore drilling is a dirty and dangerous practice that harms the environment, communities, and businesses, while worsening climate change. Further, new oil and gas leasing is not needed to meet our nation’s energy needs. The U.S. has been a net oil exporter since 2020, and hit an all-time high of domestic oil production in 2024.
Please tell your representatives in Congress that you support the protection of all U.S. coastlines from new oil and gas development! It’s time to end new offshore drilling for good!
Make sure to click "Edit Letter" to customize with your own personal storytelling and thoughts on the harm that new offshore oil drilling would have!
The Trump administration is officially pursuing an unprecedented and dangerous new offshore drilling plan that will open vast stretches of U.S. coastlines up to new offshore oil and gas drilling.
If this lease sale plan moves forward, it could lock in decades of new drilling off California, the Gulf of Mexico, including the previously protected waters off of Florida, and Alaska, including the pristine High Arctic, where drilling has never been attempted before because of the hazards.
This will threaten beaches, surf spots, and coastal ecosystems across the country, and jeopardize the coastal tourism and recreation industries that sustain local communities and power regional economies.
If you’ve never signed a Surfrider action alert before, now is the time!
The Trump administration is officially pursuing an unprecedented and dangerous new offshore drilling plan that will open vast stretches of U.S. coastlines up to new offshore oil and gas drilling.
If this lease sale plan moves forward, it could lock in decades of new drilling off California, the Gulf of Mexico, including the previously protected waters off of Florida, and Alaska, including the pristine High Arctic, where drilling has never been attempted before because of the hazards.
This will threaten beaches, surf spots, and coastal ecosystems across the country, and jeopardize the coastal tourism and recreation industries that sustain local communities and power regional economies.
If you’ve never signed a Surfrider action alert before, now is the time!
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.
Tell Trump Hands Off The California Coast!
As Californians celebrate 50 years of protecting our coast through the California Coastal Act, the Trump administration is weaponizing the very authority that makes it possible by launching a formal review of our state’s Coastal Management Program.
This federal review—an overt effort to take control of California’s coast and ocean—threatens to eliminate our state’s authority to push back on destructive offshore drilling and other federally regulated coastal projects and activities.
We're not about to give those protections up now. Please take action and submit your official public comment to NOAA in support of California and its coast.
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!