Federal Judge Rules State Laws Cannot be Used in Gulf Oil Spill Damages Cases AllGov … cannot rely on state laws to recover damages for the August 2010 BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill accident. But the states may use federal statutes to collect monies from companies found responsible in federal courts for the environmental disaster. … Environment: Ready for another Gulf oil disaster?Summit County Citizens Voice BP loses 2 big Gulf oil spill rulingsThe Associated Press From The Oil Disaster Frontlines; Victory Up North As The Battle Rages In The GulfNatural Resources Defense Council (blog) BusinessWeek –bestofneworleans.com –Examiner.com all 323 news articles »
New oil platform safety laws HazardEx … for safety controls – including the kind of "blow-up preventer" believed to have failed in the BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico are needed. … After the Spill: Interfaith Community Launches Long-Term Gulf Restoration ProjectReligious Action Center (press release) Lessons Learned: Sometimes "No Day at the Beach"Huffington Post (blog) BP Cans Cleanup Workers As More Oil Washes UpMother Jones (blog) Free Speech Radio News –The Associated Press –Home and Away (registration) all 284 news articles »
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-06-01 17:42 UPDATE 1-Obama vows justice if laws broken in oil spill
WASHINGTON, June 1 (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama vowed on Tuesday that if laws were broken in the devastating Gulf of Mexico oil spill, those responsible will be brought to justice. Obama, speaking to reporters after meeting the co-chairs of a new oil spill commission, also said energy giant BP would be held accountable for financial losses from what he called the “greatest … Read more on Interactive Investor
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