Alan Lowenthal: “NEPA has been the Federal tool that these communities in my district have used for weighing as major projects have been…”

To stave off the worst impacts of climate change, we need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from 2005 levels by at least half by 2030.

These targets are certainly reasonable, and they are consistent with what the world has agreed to for climate targets.

We are also concerned that the administration has not been forthcoming with the public about its reasons for moving forward with Lease Sale 257.

The program is oversubscribed by a factor of 5.4 to 1.