Alan Lowenthal: “May I ask a question of the ranking member about how many more speakers he has.”

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.

We have subsidized the fossil fuel industry for decades upon decades in this country on our public lands...

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

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…