Recap of Day Three of BP Oil Spill Trial
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By Whit Remer, Policy Analyst, Environmental Defense Fund Today was the third day of testimony in the phase II of the BP trial for the massive 2010 Gulf oil disaster. Attorneys for BP began calling witnesses to support their position that the company did everything possible to stop the massive oil leak from the Macondo well. Just to recap, this phase of the trial focuses on presiding Federal District Court Judge Carl Barbier hearing testimony on BP’s efforts to stop …
Latest Mississippi River Delta news: Oct. 2, 2013
Eyebrows raised over BP spill claims By UPI. Oct. 1, 2013. “The National Wildlife Federation is questioning claims by BP regarding the amount of oil spilled in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico spill…” (read more) BP accused of lying about extent of oil spill By Edd Gent, Engineering and Technology Magazine. Oct. 1, 2013. “BP lied about how much oil was leaking from its Macondo well and took too long to cap it, a US court has been told…” (read …
Recap of Day Two of BP Oil Spill Trial
By Whit Remer, Policy Analyst, Environmental Defense Fund Attorneys in court today for phase two of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill trial focused on BP’s oil spill response plans and the engineering operations contemplated to stop the flow of the oil from the Macondo well. Measures to control and stop oil are referred to as “Source Control” in this part of trial. Robert Turlak of Transocean took the stand early in the morning to testify about an operation called “BOP …
Timeline of the Gulf Oil Disaster: Make BP Restore
Yesterday, September 30, 2013, as phase II of the 2010 BP oil spill civil trial began in New Orleans, members of the Mississippi River Delta Restoration Campaign gathered outside the courthouse to demand BP be held fully accountable for the largest environmental disaster in U.S. history. At 6:30 am, we debuted a brand new BP oil spill timeline video LIVE outside the courthouse on a 16-foot, high definition LED billboard in an effort to highlight the ongoing need for restoration and …
Recap of Day One of BP Oil Spill Trial
By Whit Remer, Policy Analyst, Environmental Defense Fund Yesterday morning kicked off the second phase of what is expected to be a four-week trial in the BP oil spill case. This phase follows the nearly two-month trial that took place earlier this year and covered all the events that caused the troubled drilling rig to explode. The second phase will cover events happening after the Deepwater Horizon explosion. Phase II is broken into two mini phases: The first mini phase …
Latest Mississippi River Delta news: Oct. 1, 2013
BP under pressure as civil trial resumes on 2010 gulf oil spill By UPI. Sept. 30, 2013. ” The second phase of BP’s civil trial in the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico began Monday and the company must be held accountable, environmentalists said…” (read more) BP lied about size of U.S. Gulf oil spill, lawyers tell trial By Kathy Finn, Reuters. Sept. 30, 2013. “In the frantic days after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, BP …
Latest Mississippi River Delta news: Sept. 30, 2013
Second phase of BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill trial begins By Julie Cart, Los Angeles Times. Sept. 29, 2013. “The second phase of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill trial begins Monday in New Orleans, restarting a legal juggernaut that could saddle the energy giant with the largest environmental penalty in U.S. history…” (read more) In BP Trial, The Amount Of Oil Lost Is At Issue By Clifford Krauss, The New York Times. Sept. 29, 2013. “With billions of dollars in penalties …
New Update from Opening Day of BP Oil Spill Trial
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Elizabeth Skree, Environmental Defense Fund, 202.553.2543, eskree@edf.org Erin Greeson, National Audubon Society, 503.913.8978, egreeson@audubon.org Emily Guidry Schatzel, National Wildlife Federation, 225.253.9781, schatzele@nwf.org New Update from Opening Day of BP Oil Spill Trial Conservation Groups Respond to Day One, Debut New Video Timeline of Oil Disaster (New Orleans, LA—September 30, 2013) Today, phase II of the Deepwater Horizon civil trial began to determine how much BP will be required to pay in fines for the biggest oil spill in U.S. …
Latest Mississippi River Delta news: Sept. 27, 2013
BP battles for billions in new Gulf trial phase By Terry Wade and Andrew Callus, Reuters. Sept. 27, 2013. “BP will battle to hold down fines that could hit $18 billion in a new phase of the Gulf of Mexico trial that will rule on how much oil it spilled in 2010 and judge its efforts to plug its well…” (read more). Motion: Toss BP supervisors’ manslaughter charges By Janet McConnaughey, Associated Press. Sept. 26, 2013. “NEW ORLEANS (AP) — …
Conservation Organizations Demand BP Accountability for Gulf Oil Disaster
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Elizabeth Skree, Environmental Defense Fund, 202.553.2543, eskree@edf.org Erin Greeson, National Audubon Society, 503.913.8978, egreeson@audubon.org Emily Guidry Schatzel, National Wildlife Federation, 225.253.9781, schatzele@nwf.org Conservation Organizations Demand BP Accountability for Gulf Oil Disaster Deepwater Horizon civil trial resumes, groups reinforce need to restore (New Orleans, LA—Sept. 27, 2013) On Monday, Sept. 30, phase II of the Deepwater Horizon civil trial will begin to determine how much BP will be required to pay in fines for the biggest oil spill in U.S. history. Today, leading …
Latest Mississippi River Delta news: Sept. 26, 2013
All Against BP as Spill Trial Turns to ‘Coverup’ By Paul M. Barrett, Bloomberg Businessweek. Sept. 25, 2013. “The BP oil-spill-litigation cage match starts up again next week in New Orleans. Thought this multibillion-dollar melee had already run its course? Not by a long shot…” (read more). Ground Gives Way, and a Louisiana Town Struggles to Find Its Footing By Michael Wines, The New York Times. Sept. 25, 2013. “BAYOU CORNE, La. — It was nearly 16 months ago that …
Latest Mississippi River Delta news: Sept. 25, 2013
Deep sea recovery from U.S. Gulf spill could take decades: study By Reuters. Sept. 25, 2013. “The muddy deep-sea ecosystem around the massive 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill could take decades to recover from the effects of the disaster, researchers reported on Tuesday…” (read more). Local parishes to benefit from oil spill fines By Kelly Connelly, The Daily Comet (Thibodaux, La.). Sept. 24, 2013. “The three-part trial to determine how much BP will owe the government in Clean Water …
Treasury releases RESTORE Act regulations, restoration process advances
By Whit Remer, Policy Analyst, Environmental Defense Fund On September 6, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) proposed draft regulations for disbursing funds under the RESTORE Act. Treasury is responsible for developing compliance measures, an auditing process and guidelines for grant distribution under the law. The release of the regulations enables the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council to advance some of its work, and the final regulations will outline the process for Gulf Coast states to acquire their RESTORE …
Latest Mississippi River Delta news: Sept. 24, 2013
BP seeks to have Gulf Coast oil spill settlement payments suspended By Associated Press. Sept. 23, 2013. “BP on Monday renewed its request for a federal judge to temporarily suspend settlement payments to Gulf Coast residents and businesses affected by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, citing a scathing report on alleged misconduct within the court-supervised program…” (read more). Federal judge orders EPA to determine ‘necessity’ of regulating nutrients entering Mississippi River By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune (New Orleans). Sept. …
Media Advisory for Monday, September 30: The BP Oil Disaster Trial in New Orleans
Contact: Elizabeth Skree, Environmental Defense Fund, 202.553.2543, eskree@edf.org Erin Greeson, National Audubon Society, 503.913.8978, egreeson@audubon.org Emily Guidry Schatzel, National Wildlife Federation, 225.253.9781, schatzele@nwf.org Monday, September 30: The BP Oil Disaster Trial in New Orleans New video of gushing oil, visual timeline of oil spill to debut on 16-foot LED billboard outside courthouse **Interview and photo opportunities** Phase II of the 2010 BP oil disaster civil trial is scheduled to begin Monday, September 30, 2013. Representatives from three of America’s leading conservation organizations will …