California Pushes Back Against Offshore Drilling The Trump administration may be angling for more oil and gas drilling off the California coast — but the state is pushing back. Its legislature has just passed two key bills that effectively ban new pipelines, platforms and other equipment along the coast that would support expanded offshore oil development. The bills await Gov. Jerry Brown's signature.



Meanwhile cities and counties across California, representing more than half of the state's population, have publicly opposed new offshore drilling in the Pacific.



"This is a big victory against Trump's plan to endanger our oceans and coastal communities with more drill rigs and oil spills," said the Center's Blake Kopcho. "California has joined a rapidly growing number of states that have put up a 'Not for Sale' sign on their coasts."



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