Climate Groups Sue US Government Over New BP Gulf of Mexico Drilling Project

Environmental groups have filed a lawsuit against the US government, expressing alarm over the approval of a new BP drilling project in the Gulf of Mexico, citing the company's past failures like the Deepwater Horizon spill.

20 Apr, 19:22 — 20 Apr, 19:22

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Climate groups sue US government over approval of new BP project in Gulf of Mexico

Advocates expressed alarm as new project drills deeper into ocean bed, pointing to company’s failures at Deepwater Horizon spill Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Environmental groups have sued the Trump administration over its approval of BP’s huge new ultra-deep oil drilling project in the Gulf of Mexico, 16 years to the day since the company’s Deepwater Horizon disaster caused the worst oil spill in US history. Continue reading...

By Oliver Milman

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Climate Groups Sue US Government Over New BP Gulf of Mexico Drilling Project

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