Open Letter Urges Congress to Block Offshore Drilling Expansion on California Coast
27d ago· 4 min readenOpinion
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An open letter campaign urging U.S. Congress to block any attempts at expanding offshore drilling along the California coast, particularly in response to the Trump administration's efforts to declare such drilling an emergency to bypass state laws and environmental reviews. The letter argues that the administration's policies have disrupted oil supplies and that expanded drilling is not a viable solution.
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· 3 pulledToday I take pen in hand to write and urge you to legislatively block and/or Vote NO on any measure -'emergency' or other that seeks to expand offshore drilling along the California coast.
This comes in the wake of the Trump attempt to call this new exploration and drilling an emergency in order to circumvent state law and environmental review.
In truth, the stupidity of the Trump Administration has caused a serious disruption of oil supplies that cannot be quickly remedied, even if the war with Iran ended favorably
Join 883 people. Today I take pen in hand to write and urge you to legislatively block and/or Vote NO on any measure -‘emergency’ or other that seeks to expand… Sign and Resistbot delivers your letter in minutes.
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