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Oil and gas leasing petition delivered to White House

Dustin Renaud of Healthy Gulf (left), Diane Hoskins of Oceana (center), and Kendall Dix of Taproot Earth (right) stand in front of a petition with more than 650,000 signatures asking the Biden Administration not to issue new offshore oil and gas drilling leases for the next five years. Protect Our Coasts, a coalition of buisiness, faith, and environmental groups held the event on the final day of a 90-day public comment period on a proposed five year plan for drilling leases. (Photo by Allison Bailey/NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#8961678
Date Taken	6 October 2022
Location	N/A
Photographer	Allison Bailey/NurPhoto
Category	Environmental Issue
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Allison Bailey/NurPhoto

Cook Inlet DC District of Columbia Dustin Renaud Gulf of Mexico Lafayette Park Oceana President Joe Biden Protect Our Coasts Taproot Earth US USA United States Washington White House campaign carbon climate climate chaos climate crisis climate emergency crisis deliver delivery drilling emergency end fossil fossil fuel fossil fuels fuel fuels gas lease leases new oil petition promise promises public comment 90-day public comment period new offshore oil next five years five year plan gas drilling leases Dustin Renaud Healthy Gulf Diane Hoskins Kendall Dix Taproot Earth Biden Administration environmental groups final day Oceana center front petition 650 000 signatures Coasts coalition buisiness faith event Photo