May 2010
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Interior Sued Over BP Regulatory Waivers
(National Law Journal) – A group of conservationists and fishermen have a new target: Interior’s Minerals Management Service. Earthjustice and Waltzer & Wiygul filed suit in federal court for the Gulf Restoration Network and Sierra Club, charging that the agency violated federal law by exempting oil companies from disclosing blowout and worst-case spill scenarios before approving their offshore drilling plans.
BP Spill Angers Tribe Against Oil Companies
By CAIN BURDEAU (AP) – May 18, 2010 POINTE-AU-CHIEN, La. — Like many American Indians on the bayou, Emary Billiot blames oil companies for ruining his ancestral marsh over the decades. Still, he’s always been able to fish — but now even that is not a certainty. An oil spill — 5 million gallons and [...]
Reform: MMS Blowout, Worst Case Spill Waivers
GRN, Sierra Club lawsuit to invalidate MMS waivers exempting ”blowout” and “worst case spill” planning. Download: GRN-Sierra APA Complaint, GOMR NTL 08-G04, 30 C.F.R. 250 Subpart A—General, 30 C.F.R. 250 Subpart B—Plans and Information, 30 C.F.R. 250 Subpart C—Pollution Prevention and Control, 30 C.F.R. 250 Subpart D—Oil and Gas Drilling Operations
BP Cleanup Not the Stimulus Vietnamese Hoped For
More than half of the fishers hurt by the oil spill are Vietnamese, said Joel Waltzer, a lawyer who’s represented Vietnamese residents here before on environmental issues. He explained their legal rights at the townhall-like meeting.
Determined to Make a Living Before Oil Arrives
Mr. Verdin’s family has fought with the government and the oil men for years, as they scissored up the marsh with pipelines and shipping channels. Oil companies tried to buy his father’s land, but he never sold, not that he would have much to show for holding out.
