"These spills could potentially dump more than 12 million gallons of crude oil into ocean ecosystems, threatening already endangered species like the Rice’s whale (only ~50 individuals remain) and the Southern Resident killer whale." , "Peer-reviewed studies have linked living near active wells to increased rates of asthma, cardiovascular disease, and adverse birth outcomes (such as lower birth weights and heart defects) ", and overall the environmental liability (spills and methane), the public health cost (especially for children), and the economic instability (stranded assets and cleanup costs) outweigh the short-term gains of increased production.