Thursday, September 18, 2014

BP Found Grossly Negligent

Brown Pelican | Stephen Kent / Photo Awards
Brown Pelican (Photo by Stephen Kent / Audubon Photo Awards)

Reprinted from Audubon Advisory

Last week, a federal judge found that BP is guilty of gross negligence for its role in the disastrous 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. As a result, the company will owe the maximum fines under the Clean Water Act, potentially up to $18 billion. At least 80 percent of these fines will be funneled directly into environmental restoration, per the RESTORE Act, a landmark law that Audubon staff and members were essential in passing. Read more →

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