Exploratory Oil Drilling Must Cease Off America's Coast

Earthjustice calls for a halt to exploratory oil drilling off the coasts of the United States, particularly in the Arctic Ocean, following the Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

• Earthjustice is urging the White House to extend its pause on new drilling to include current and future plans in the Arctic Ocean's Chukchi and Beaufort Seas, where exploratory drilling was scheduled to begin as early as July.
• The Arctic Ocean presents unique environmental challenges compared to the Gulf of Mexico, including ice-clogged seas and frigid temperatures, which could result in oil remaining in Alaskan waters for decades and destroying feeding grounds for fish, birds, seals, and endangered whales.
• Earthjustice criticizes the federal government's environmental assessment for Arctic exploratory drilling, noting that the government dismissed the probability of a large spill as insignificant and therefore did not analyze the potential impacts of such an event.

APA

Van Noppen, T. (2010). Exploratory Oil Drilling Must Cease Off America's Coast. Earthjustice. https://earthjustice.org/article/exploratory-oil-drilling-must-cease-americas-coast

Chicago

Van Noppen, Trip. Exploratory Oil Drilling Must Cease Off America's Coast. Earthjustice, 2010. https://earthjustice.org/article/exploratory-oil-drilling-must-cease-americas-coast.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Van Noppen |first1=Trip |title=Exploratory Oil Drilling Must Cease Off America's Coast |publisher=Earthjustice |date=30 April 2010 |url=https://earthjustice.org/article/exploratory-oil-drilling-must-cease-americas-coast |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{vannoppen2010exploratory, author = {Van Noppen, Trip}, title = {{Exploratory Oil Drilling Must Cease Off America's Coast}}, publisher = {Earthjustice}, year = {2010}, month = apr, url = {https://earthjustice.org/article/exploratory-oil-drilling-must-cease-americas-coast}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }