Groups Push Congress to Pass Gulf Restoration Legislation During Lame Duck Session
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By Elly Pepper, Environmental Defense Fund Currently under the Clean Water Act (CWA), the financial penalties BP would pay for causing the Deepwater Horizon oil spill would be deposited into the Federal Treasury. However, the Treasury should not receive a windfall from a tragedy that severely damaged the Gulf region’s economy and environment. These funds belong in the Gulf. As such, our organizations are working to encourage Congress to pass legislation during the lame duck session that would devote a significant portion …
Six Months Later, A Call to Action
By Amanda Moore, National Wildlife Federation On the six-month anniversary of the BP oil disaster, National Wildlife Federation partnered with dozens of organizations – including national environmental groups, local community associations and the fishing industry – to call for congressional action in response to the largest environmental disaster in U.S. history. At the rally in New Orleans, participants spoke in support of the Weeks Bay Principles, a set of response and recovery goals signed by 37 organizations across the Gulf in October at …