The federal government has just taken a step that could open the door to new offshore oil drilling off California’s coast. On February 26, 2026, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced that it will prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for proposed offshore oil and gas lease sales in the Northern, Central, and Southern California planning areas of the Outer Continental Shelf. 

Today, the Forest Service has taken the next step in rescinding the Roadless Rule, potentially making 4.4 million acres of old growth forests, rivers, and wildlife in California vulnerable to industrial logging and road development.

The Fix Our Forests Act is poised to undermine critical environmental protections and would have devastating consequences for our forests.

The Northwest Forest Plan is the most important regulation protecting the public forests of the Pacific Northwest. Now, it may be on the cho

ACTION ALERT: Advocate for the Smith River at the Coastal Commission Tomorrow!devastating consequences for our forests.

ACTION ALERT: Advocate for the Smith River at the Coastal Commission Tomorrow!devastating consequences for our forests.

The Fix Our Forests Act is poised to undermine critical environmental protections and would have devastating consequences for our forests.