Ocean Protection Council Opposes New Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling on California’s Outer Continental Shelf
On February 7, 2018 Ocean Protection Council Chairman John Laird sent a comprehensive letter to the Secretary of the Department of Interior outlining the Council’s objections to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s 2019–2024 Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program. The letter can be found here. The letter is in response to a resolution adopted by the Council on January 31, 2018 which state’s the Council’s opposition to the 2019-2024 OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program and directs the Council Chairman to submit a letter to the Department of Interior on behalf of the Council. The resolution can be found here.
Additionally on February 7th, the Sacramento Bee published an op-ed written by Secretary Laird. The op-ed can be found here: http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/soapbox/article198829809.html