Alan Lowenthal: “I think it is fair to say that we are seeing that in many gateways, but more particularly in southern California.”

I represent the Port of Long Beach. I am the cochair with Randy Weber from Texas of the Congressional PORTS Caucus.

Burning the oil and gas that the Department of the Interior projected to be developed as a result of Lease Sale 257 would be the equivalent of building 130 new coal-powered plants.

I would like to emphasize how important a quick resolution of this process and a timely report will be to my constituents.

The Biden administration has set goals for the United States to reduce greenhouse emissions by at least 50 percent by 2030 and reach net-zero emissions no later than 2050.