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BP must address serious flaws in proposal for ultra-deepwater drilling project before it can move forward

What’s happening: The federal government has rejected an initial proposal by BP, the company behind the worst oil spill in U.S. history, to build a new, ultra-deepwater project in the Gulf of Mexico. The decision came after Members of Congress sent a letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, urging the agency not to…

Earthjustice is fighting back to defend climate progress and the clean energy economy from dangerous attempts to drag us backward.

Members have serious concerns about BP’s readiness to safely operate “Kaskida” project

BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill was the most destructive in U.S. history. Now, the company wants to go into deeper and riskier waters in the Gulf.

BP’s proposed Kaskida project could become a sequel to Deepwater Horizon.

The Trump administration is opening millions of acres of ocean to oil companies. New offshore drilling risks huge oil spills.

As we find ourselves in the grip of another catastrophe, it’s worth reflecting on how the nation and the oil industry responded to the Deepwater Horizon disaster.

The only thing we can truly trust this industry to do is fight to preserve its business model and secure profits for its shareholders.

Exenciones y restricciones a la Regla del Control de Pozos ponen en riesgo muchas vidas

Waivers and rollback of Well Control Rule put lives at risk.

We will defend the progress we have made and keep moving forward.

Letter comes on eve of the 14th anniversary of the BP Deepwater Horizon spill

Rule repeal will remove critical safeguards to prevent another well blowout and oil spill

15 years after one of the worst oil spills in U.S. history, we’re suing the Trump administration for attempting to reopen protected areas of the Gulf coastline for oil and gas drilling.

Chris Eaton, Attorney, Oceans Program, Earthjustice: “It’s important to make sure that to the extent that there is oil and gas development still happening, that it’s done safely.”

Judge strikes down federal assessment that allowed dangerous oil and gas drilling to kill imperiled wildlife in the Gulf of Mexico.