EPA Lawsuit
NOLA: ‘Game-changer’ ruling could restrict chemical dispersants on next big oil spill
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Read MoreInsideEPA: District Court Says Water Law Requires EPA To Update Oil Spill Rules.
According to Inside EPA, “A federal court in California has agreed with environmentalists that EPA has a nondiscretionary duty under the Clean Water Act (CWA) to update its rules governing oil spills in order to better regulate dispersants, relying in part on a landmark appellate decision that found EPA had unduly delayed updating its lead…
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The Hill: Court says EPA must update its offshore oil spill response plan
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ALERT v. EPA makes law! Ruling a “game-changer”
June 2, 2020. U.S. Magistrate Judge William Orrick ruled that the Clean Water Act requires the EPA to keep the nation’s oil spill response plans current and effective. New research has linked chemical dispersants, heavily used during the 2010 BP spill response, with long-term illnesses in humans and wildlife. The EPA has failed to consider…
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Gizmodo: EPA Is Getting Sued Over the Toxic Chemicals Used To Clean Up Oil Spills
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Washington Post: Chemical that EPA allows to help clean up oil spills sickens people and fish, lawsuit claims
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