Sierra Club Statement on New Federal Protections for U.S. Oceans
January 06, 2025
January 06, 2025
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the White House announced new protections for millions of acres of U.S. ocean from all future oil and gas leasing. The memorandum withdraws 625 million acres from leasing, including the entire eastern Atlantic coast; the eastern Gulf of Mexico; the U.S. Pacific coast of California, Oregon, and Washington; and portions of the Northern Bering Sea in Alaska. These . . .
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the White House announced new protections for millions of acres of U.S. ocean from all future oil and gas leasing. The memorandum withdraws 625 million acres from leasing, including the entire eastern Atlantic coast; the eastern Gulf of Mexico; the U.S. Pacific coast of California, Oregon, and Washington; and portions of the Northern Bering Sea in Alaska. These . . .