Alan Lowenthal: “That is true, but that is not in the burdens report. They left that out.”

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

From NTSB's standpoint, lives are priceless. And all lives--we should do everything we can to save lives and to prevent tragedy.

As such, building even one new oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico will deepen the climate crisis, disproportionately imperiling low-income communities and communities of color in the process.

Gulf Coast communities are also on the front lines of climate change, and sea-level rise, erosion, flooding, and more powerful storms will continue to wreak havoc until we reduce our emissions.