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  • S. 4852, titled the “New England Coastal Protection Act,” is a bill introduced in the Senate on July 30, 2024. The bill seeks to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the leasing of areas for oil and gas exploration or production off the coasts of New...

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    In simple terms, this bill wants to stop anyone from looking for or getting oil and gas from the ocean near the New England states, because they want to keep those areas safe from drilling.

  • H.R. 9273 is a bill that proposes to prevent oil and gas companies from leasing areas on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of New England for exploration, development, or production. The bill specifically amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to ensure that no...

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    H.R. 9273 is a plan to keep big companies from digging for oil and gas in the ocean areas off the coasts of some New England states like Maine and Massachusetts. This is meant to help protect the ocean and the animals that live there.

  • H.R. 2820, known as the “California Clean Coast Act of 2025,” aims to permanently stop new oil and gas leasing activities off the coast of California. It modifies the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit any future pre-leasing, leasing, or related actions in those offshore areas of...

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    H.R. 2820 is a new rule that says people can't make deals to search for or take oil and gas from the sea next to California anymore. But, if they already have a deal from before this rule, they can keep doing what they're doing.

  • H. R. 2848 aims to stop drilling for oil and gas in the Arctic Ocean. It proposes to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing or renewing leases for the exploration or development of oil, natural gas, or other minerals...

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    H. R. 2848 is a bill that wants to stop people from digging for oil and gas in the Arctic Ocean, so the animals and nature there can be safe and protected.