Tag: offshore drilling

Conservationists challenge Trump’s executive orders to revoke ocean protections, warning of devastating impacts on marine ecosystems, coastal economies, and the fight against climate change.

Biden’s offshore drilling ban spans millions of coastal acres, but Trump’s upcoming administration signals a potential rollback.

The debate extends beyond legal filings to encompass broader environmental and public health considerations.

Thousands of people took to the streets of Mar del Plata to protest the plans by Norwegian oil company Equinor to begin offshore oil exploration later this year.

"Big Oil's offshore drilling puts the health of our communities, our local economies, and our planet at risk."

More proposed rules to fix a broken regulatory system are a distraction from the real issue of the government failing to hold the oil industry accountable.

While welcoming the win, activists vowed to continue fighting against destructive oil and gas extraction in the region.

The loophole dates back to a 1995 law that urged companies to drill in the Gulf of Mexico by offering oil companies a break from paying royalties on the oil produced.

"This decision is the result of constant pressure from coastal communities, environmental groups, and elected officials who made it abundantly clear that offshore oil and gas drilling is dangerous, unwanted, and a threat to our economy and way of life."

The Trump administration's new plan to expand offshore oil drilling will impact thousands of miles of coastline and the coastal life as many have...