Because of the long weekend, we haven’t yet had a chance to offer up our own take on the Yellowstone spill story. For those of you who also took a three day weekend off from energy and environmental news, allow us to offer a primer: Late on Friday, July 1st, an oil pipeline ruptured along [...]
Archive for the ‘Oil Spills’ Category
23 Feb
BP Oil Spill Continues to Impact Gulf Residents
Though much of the world seems to have moved on from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the struggle continues along the Gulf of Mexico. Last week, the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) announced its final rules governing payment options and final payment methodology after receiving more than 1,440 comments from individuals and businesses. These [...]
17 Feb
Chevron Company Found Guilty in Historic Environmental Lawsuit
On Tuesday, Chevron Corporation was ordered by Ecuadorian courts to pay $9 billion in damages for massive environmental contamination of the Amazon rainforest. The lawsuit was filed in 2003 by Ecuadorian citizens, many of whom are representatives of multiple indigenous groups from northeastern Ecuador. The litigation was originally brought against Texaco Petroleum Company in a [...]
14 Dec
And In Other Oil Spill Claims News…
The Hill’s E2-Wire blog reported yesterday on updated payment options available to Deepwater Horizon claimants. The Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) is a facility that manages claims for costs and damages incurred as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. BP contributes funds to an account that are then distributed by an independent claims [...]
13 Dec
Reopening Exxon Valdez
Considering the 20-plus-year battle of Everyone v. Exxon, one can only envision what lies ahead for BP. Though the Valdez spill occurred in 1989 and Exxon settled just two years later, the case was again in the news last week as a “longtime Alaska activist” urged the government to compel Exxon to pay additional claims [...]
15 Nov
More on the GAO Deepwater Horizon Financial Risk Report
As we reported last week, GAO released a report Friday morning assessing both financial risks to the federal government as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill as well as policies surrounding cost reimbursement by (ir)responsible parties. Their conclusion? Yes, there are financial risks to the government, but their extent is unknown, as total [...]
12 Nov
GAO Releases Report on Financial Risks Related to Deepwater Horizon Spill
In conclusion: “Financial risks exist for the federal government as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.” Read the full report – in much, much more detail – here.
21 Oct
$3 million to help farmers comply with oil spill regulation
Today the USDA announced the launch of a pilot initiative that will make up to $3 million in assistance available to agricultural producers complying with EPA’s Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) program. The SPCC program (the rules of which are codified at 40 CFR 112) is intended to prevent and mitigate the discharge of [...]
