Phase out offshore drilling and support workers who transition

Warren proposed ending new offshore fossil-fuel leases and directing federal ocean and coastal agencies to plan a phaseout of offshore drilling. Her plan would reinstate offshore safety rules, reassess royalty rates, and shift the offshore drilling supply chain toward offshore wind. Workers who choose to move into new industries would receive job training and guaranteed wage and benefit parity; those who choose not to find new employment would receive financial security, including promised pensions and early-retirement benefits.

Context: The proposal distinguishes ending new leases from phasing out existing drilling; the latter begins with agency planning and has no stated completion date.

In their own words

I will direct federal ocean and coastal management agencies to begin planning to phase out all offshore drilling.

The source

We Need A Blue New Deal For Our Oceans

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Retrieved: 11/12/2026