U.S. Protects Oceans from Drilling

Serengeti, Tanzania. Photo by h. meier on Unsplash.

President Biden has withdrawn 625 million acres of U.S. ocean from future oil and gas leasing.

For details: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2025/01/06/fact-sheet-president-biden-protects-atlantic-and-pacific-coasts-from-offshore-oil-and-gas-drilling/ 

For context: https://www.nrdc.org/stories/offshore-drilling-101