The Business Alliance for Protecting the Atlantic Coast teamed up with the Business Alliance for Protecting the Pacific Coast, the Florida Gulf Coast Business Coalition, and the Surf Industry Members Association representing nearly 60,000 coastal businesses and entrepreneurs calling upon the Biden administration to end new leasing for offshore oil drilling.

Stating that, “Unfortunately, we know from experience that where they drill, they spill. When a spill occurs, it is not the oil industry that loses out the most, it is the small businesses and the everyday working people—hospitality workers, local business owners, and commercial fishermen—who feel the economic damage from a ravaged coastal community.”

View the October 4, 2022 Joint Business Comment Letter addressed to Ms. Kelly Hammerle, Chief, National OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program Development and Coordination Branch at BOEM: HERE