Rep. Panetta, Dem. Colleagues Condemn Oil Drilling Along California’s Coast

Rep. Panetta, Dem. colleagues condemn oil drilling along California’s coast

MONTEREY – Joining the two Senators from California, along with 25 House members of the California Democratic Congressional delegation, Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-Carmel Valley, stands with the group in condemning the Trump Administration’s official draft 2027-2032 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program. The Oil and Gas Leasing Program includes six lease proposals to drill for oil and gas off the coast of Northern, Central and Southern C…

5 Species Threatened if the California Coastline is Opened for Oil Drilling

The Trump administration recently announced plans to dramatically expand oil and gas drilling across the U.S. coastline by an eye-watering 1.27 billion acres. Among the many mostly untouched places targeted in the proposal is the California coastline, which hasn’t seen an offshore oil sale since 1984. Introducing new oil drilling here puts the entire Pacific Ocean ecosystem at risk, from Alaska’s icy lagoons down to the warm waters of Central Am…