Alan Lowenthal: “We certainly should not be stripping away those rights just to make it a little easier for oil and gas companies.”

There were applications for over $1.3 billion in Federal funds, while we only gave out a total of $239 million.

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.

To protect the nation from catastrophic climate impacts, and to ensure this administration continues to meet its historic commitments to environmental and racial justice, we urge you to immediately reject the bids or suspend the offshore…

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.