US EditionNew Offshore Drilling Plan Gets Bipartisan Pushback
The plan reverses a 2020 drilling moratorium and faces bipartisan opposition from Florida leaders citing environmental and military concerns.
- On November 24, 2025, the Trump administration proposed opening vast U.S. coastline areas for offshore oil leasing, including sections off the coast of California and Florida, where President Donald Trump owns a beachfront home.
- The proposal reverses a 2020 Presidential Memorandum that withdrew new leasing off Florida, Georgia and South Carolina until 2032, while Interior Secretary Doug Burgum argues it will boost production and lower prices.
- In Florida, leaders across the aisle criticized the plan, with Governor Ron DeSantis warning Friday, `Now what the Interior Department is proposing to do is really to go back off that policy` and U.S. Rep. Jimmy Patronis citing risks to missile testing.
- Legal challenges are already expected as multiple states plan federal court cases and local governments and organizations prepare objections during open public comments.
- California officials responded that California Governor Gavin Newsom and the state's congressional delegation called the plan `idiotic`, while environmental groups warn drilling threatens fisheries, sea turtles, beaches, and tourism revenue.
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Marin joins coastal coalition against offshore drilling
The Marin County Board of Supervisors has taken a stand against the Trump administration’s threats of offshore oil drilling. The board voted unanimously on Nov. 18 to join a revived coalition of California coastal jurisdictions working to protect the shoreline. The approval of the resolution came days before the Trump administration released a five-year plan to open the entire state coastline to offshore oil and gas drilling and deep-sea mining.…
Letters: Trump ignores state’s tragic history with offshore drilling
Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Trump ignores tragichistory of ocean drilling Re: “Trump outlines drilling ambition” (Page A1, Nov. 21). As federal officials toy with reopening California’s coast to offshore drilling, it’s worth recalling how well that’s gone for us. Santa Barbara’s two big oil spills — the 1969 blowout that dumped approximately 3 million gallons and the 2015 Refugio spill that co…
Letters: Trump ignores state’s tragic history with offshore drilling
Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Trump ignores tragic history of ocean drilling Re: “Trump outlines drilling ambition” (Page A1, Nov. 21). As federal officials toy with reopening California’s coast to offshore drilling, it’s worth recalling how well that’s gone for us. Santa Barbara’s two big oil spills — the 1969 blowout that dumped approximately 3 million gallons and the 2015 Refugio spill that c…
Bipartisan pushback in Florida over offshore drilling proposal from Trump administration
In a rare display of political alignment, Florida's top Republicans, Democrats, environmental groups, and even some of President Donald Trump's closest allies in the state are loudly rejecting the administrations new plan to expand offshore drilling near Florida's coast.Governor Ron DeSantis, who has long insisted Florida's beaches and military testing zones remain off-limits, renewed his warnings this week, urging Trump to stick with the protec…
Bipartisan pushback in Florida over offshore drilling proposal from Trump administration
In a rare display of political alignment, Florida's top Republicans, Democrats, environmental groups, and even some of President Donald Trump's closest allies in the state are loudly rejecting the administrations new plan to expand offshore drilling near Florida's coast.Governor Ron DeSantis, who has long insisted Florida's beaches and military testing zones remain off-limits, renewed his warnings this week, urging Trump to stick with the protec…
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