Californians already were gearing up for battle even before the Trump administration released a draft plan on Nov. 20 that proposes a broad expansion of oil and gas drilling and lease sales along America's coasts, including California, Alaska and Florida.

The administration announced as many as 34 potential offshore lease sales across 21 of 27 existing Outer Continental Shelf planning areas, covering roughly 1.27 billion acres. That includes 21 areas off the coast of Alaska, seven in the Gulf of America, and six along the Pacific coast.

As soon as the plan dropped on the afternoon of Thursday, Nov. 20, California Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a statement that his office fully opposes the plan.

"California takes our responsibility to steward our environment and natural resources s

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