由于环境和文化风险, 这些团体反对在北极和加利福尼亚海域进行近海钻探. Groups oppose offshore drilling in Arctic and California waters due to environmental and cultural risks.

许多组织提出了反对海上能源租和矿产开发的公众意见. Multiple organizations have submitted public comments opposing offshore energy leasing and mineral development. 包括环境行动,太平洋海岸渔民协会联合会和卡利斯塔公司在内的团体敦促联邦机构停止或重新考虑对敏感的北极和加州水域进行钻探, 因为这些地区存在环境风险, 对渔业构成威胁以及对土著社区和野生动物的影响. Groups including Environmental Action, the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations, and Calista Corp. have urged federal agencies to halt or reconsider drilling in sensitive Arctic and California waters due to environmental risks, threats to fisheries, and impacts on Indigenous communities and wildlife.