United States’ Coastlines Permanently Protected from New Offshore Drilling | Oceana

Victory | January 6, 2025

United States’ Coastlines Permanently Protected from New Offshore Drilling

President Bidenpermanently protectedmore than 625 million acres of United States federal waters, including the East Coast, West Coast, eastern Gulf of Mexico, and areas off Alaska’s Bering Sea, from new offshore oil and gas drilling. U.S. coastlines support billions of dollars of economic activity, generated by industries such as tourism and fishing, which depend on clean, abundant, and healthy oceans. Oceana’s campaigning alongside allies, including coastal communities and businesses, was instrumental in achieving these protections and follows a bipartisan tradition of protecting our coasts. Stopping new offshore drilling will help turn the corner on fossil fuels as we face the climate crisis, secure coastal livelihoods, and ensure healthy oceans for future generations.