Leaders and activists from the area joined to oppose offshore drilling in the Atlantic and Gulf, and expressed their concerns to Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) representatives at a hearing at the Marriott in Washington, DC.

Speakers: Rev. Lennox Yearwood (President and CEO of the Hip Hop Caucus)
Senator Jeff Merkley (Oregon)
Michael Brune (ED of Sierra Club)
Bernadette Demientieff (Alaskan Native Activist and ED of Gwich’in Steering Committee)
Besse Odom (Anchorage NAACP Youth Council Vice President)