Tag: oil and gas leases

Members of the Naval Air Station Pensacola Pollution Response unit deploy an oil containment boom to protect environmentally sensitive grass beds from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010. (U.S. Navy photo by Patrick Nichols, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

News

New analysis warns Trump offshore drilling plan could trigger thousands of oil spills

February 7, 2026

Conservationists say increased drilling could threaten already endangered marine species with extinction.

A veterinarian prepares to clean an oil-covered Kemp's ridley turtle after the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. (NOAA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons)

Commentary

New oil and gas leases would be catastrophic for the next generation

January 21, 2026

On Nov. 20, a five-year offshore leasing plan was announced that would push oil drilling closer to Florida’s coast.

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