Trump to bring offshore drilling to Florida, defying overwhelming opposition June 10, 2020 Trump Watch Floridians know offshore drilling threatens their environment and economy. Trump doesn’t care.
The Trump administration backs a project to kick off oil development Alaska's federal waters August 24, 2018 Trump Watch The region is already a ticking carbon time bomb—and this won't help.
Trump administration defends Obama-era marine national monument—no, really! April 17, 2018 Trump Watch Home to remarkable biodiversity, the Northeast Canyon and Seamounts National Monument deserves to be protected.
Trump administration says “drill, baby, drill!” to oil giant’s Beaufort Sea proposal November 29, 2017 Trump Watch Meanwhile, some in Congress are scheming to drill in the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
The Trump administration is deciding the fate of our public waters—in private October 25, 2017 Trump Watch 50,000 public comments were submitted in support of protecting these marine habitats. Bet those people would like to hear back.
Interior Department to auction off 77 million acres of the Gulf of Mexico to oil companies October 24, 2017 Trump Watch The DOI press release advertised “all available un-leased areas on the Gulf’s Outer Continental Shelf.”
Trump to Virginians living on disappearing island: “Don’t worry about sea level rise.” June 12, 2017 Trump Watch Trump not only ignores science. He ignores locals' concerns.
Trump administration proposes seismic testing for oil drilling in Atlantic June 5, 2017 Trump Watch Seismic air gun blasts, like dynamite going off every 10 seconds, disorient and deafen whales and endangered marine wildlife.
Trump’s Interior Department orders removal of climate change language in reference to a study about sea-level rise May 22, 2017 Trump Watch “The suppression of this information is a scandal," said a coauthor of the study.
Trump’s proposed NOAA budget cuts would affect public safety and hinder climate research March 6, 2017 Trump Watch Severe storm warnings, flood forecasts, and daily weather forecasting, as well as important work for healthy oceans and safe seafood, would all be drastically weakened by the proposed cuts.