Library
Damage Claims: Feinberg’s Proposed Rules
A new Third Party Administrator (Feinberg) will handle damage claims of affected workers and business and property owners. The proposed Feinberg rules are posted in this site’s Library, accessible on the top bar of this page. Attorney Joel Waltzer encourages your review: “This process must be transparent and open for comment to all, not just BP/Feinberg’s chosen few.”
Had Government Properly Prepared for an Oil Spill?
Oil Spill response is supposed to be coordinated as per the National Response System and substantively by national, regional, state, area and facility oil spill response plans. Relevant plans and explanations are found here.
Moratorium Orders and Court Opinion
Moratorium Order – Original; amended by Moratorium Order – Modified; overturned by: Court Opinion - Injunction Struck Down Moratorium
Response: Are Dispersants Really the Right Tool?
We are pouring millions of gallons of dipersants on the surface of the spill. However, most of the oil is emulsified. See what technology the National Response Team scientific panel reviewed on May 15 and ask yourself why…
Response: Clean Water Act Notice of Intent to Sue
GRN, LEAN and Env. Amer.’s Notice of Intent to sue under Clean Water Act (CWA) for cessation of spill, full removal from water.
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
