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Offshore Drilling

'Revolving-Door Cronyism': Groups Line Up Against Fossil Fuel Lawyer for Interior

One environmental advocate said that industry-friendly attorney Tommy Beaudreau "has failed to stand up to the fossil fuel industry when it mattered most, and he'll likely fail again if confirmed to this critical position."
Kenny Stancil, staff writer ·
Fire boats battle a fire at the offshore oil rig Deepwater Horizon on April 21, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana. (Photo: U.S. Coast Guard via Getty Images)
As President Joe Biden prepares to announce a moratorium on new federal oil and gas leasing, the marine conservartion organization Oceana on Tuesday called on the president ot permanently protect the nation's coasts from offshore drilling. (Photo: Maersk Drilling/Flickr/cc)

On Eve of Fossil Fuel Lease Moratorium, Biden Urged to Permanently Protect US Coast From Offshore Drilling

Brett Wilkins, staff writer ·

A North Atlantic right whale and calf seen on March 22, 2019.

Huge Victory for Ocean Defenders as Seismic Blasting Halted in Atlantic

Andrea Germanos, staff writer ·

The U.S. Coast Guard conducts a controlled burn of oil spilled from the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform, which exploded on April 20, 2010 and spilled 168 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast. (Photo: Justin E. Stumberg / U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

Ten Years After the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, We’re on Course to Repeat One of Our Worst Mistakes

Tara Lohan ·

U.S. Coast Guard crews work to put out a fire during the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. (Photo: U.S. Coast Guard)

Decade After BP Deepwater Horizon, Green Groups Demand: End Fossil Fuels 'Once and for All'

Andrea Germanos, staff writer ·

"Since day one, Secretary Bernhardt has operated as though Interior was his own personal lobby shop by doling out favors for his former clients with impunity," said Jayson O’Neill, deputy director of Western Values Project

As Nation Transfixed by Impeachment, Trump Quietly Provides Offshore Drilling Industry 'Sweetheart Giveaway'

Former lobbyist turned Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt, says critic, probably assumed gift "to his former oil and gas client would slip by unnoticed."

Andrea Germanos, staff writer ·

'Definition of Insane Greed': Investing Billions in New Projects, Fossil Fuel Corporations Undermining World's Climate Targets

"These dirty fossil fuel companies are not getting the message, let alone acting on the urgency of the climate crisis."

Julia Conley, staff writer ·

'Recipe for Disaster': Trump Guts Offshore Drilling Rules Put in Place After Deepwater Horizon Spill

"We should be implementing new safety reforms, not rolling back the few safety measures currently in place."

Jake Johnson, staff writer ·

Industrial ocean fish farm in Atlantic Ocean Canary Islands. (Photo: Video Blocks.)

Your Tax Dollars at Work

The Trump administration just created a map showing mega-corporations where they should industrialize the ocean next

Hallie Templeton ·

Pumpjacks on Lost Hills Oil Field in California on Route 46.

Groups Warn Against Trump Effort to Unleash 'Fracking Frenzy' by Unlocking Million+ Acres of Public Land for Drilling

"There's no place for this backwards plan in California's clean energy future."

Eoin Higgins, staff writer ·

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)

'This Is a Big Deal': Warren Vows to Ban New Leases for Fossil Fuel Drilling Offshore and on Public Lands

"Sen. Warren just set a new bar for #ClimateLeadership."

Jessica Corbett, staff writer ·

Trump Uses 'Art of Distraction' to Push Through Dangerous Policies Like Offshore Drilling, Interior Official Admits

In the coming weeks, the Trump administration will unveil its official proposal to open up the Atlantic to drilling—as many are distracted by the president's manufactured national emergency and erratic conduct

Julia Conley, staff writer ·

Trump Greenlights Another 'Violent, Destructive' Assault on Marine Life With Seismic Testing Approval

Trump, warn conservationists, is essentially giving the fossil fuel industry the permission "to harass, harm and possibly even kill marine life... all in the pursuit of dirty and dangerous offshore oil."

Jon Queally, staff writer ·

'Disaster Waiting to Happen' as Trump Quietly Approves Massive Oil Drilling Project in Arctic Waters Off Alaska Coast

"This project sets us down a dangerous path of destroying the Arctic. We'll keep fighting this project and any new ones that follow."

Jake Johnson, staff writer ·

'Belly Flop': With Only One Percent of Leases Sold, Even Fossil Fuel Industry Understands Trump's Offshore Drilling Plan Is Ridiculous

"Even corporate polluters aren't buying what Zinke's selling."

Julia Conley, staff writer ·