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US, Arkansas file joint complaint against ExxonMobil for oil leak
… the US Environmental Protection Agency’s behalf, seeks civil penalties and injunctive relief under the federal Clean Water Act for the spill. Arkansas seeks civil penalties on behalf of the state’s Department of Environmental Quality for …
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State air regulators ask to be part of EPA settlement discussions
… was too broad and would effectively allow anyone who drinks water to intervene if EPA was sued for not implementing Clean Water Act provisions on schedule. Another witness—John D. Walke, who directs the Natural Resources Defense Council’s …
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BP will contest legal claims from states for Macondo spill
… continues talking with the federal government to try and avoid a related civil trial scheduled to start Feb. 25 regarding Clean Water Act liability. In November 2012, BP announced resolution of criminal and securities claims by the US government ( OGJ …
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OGJ Newsletter
… Barbier noted much litigation remains pending, including environmental damages with the US government under the Clean Water Act . GAO: Oil, gas provide bulk of federal mineral revenue Crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids provided …
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Transocean fined $400 million for Macondo well incident
… Milazzo, of US District Court for Eastern Louisiana, accepted Transocean’s guilty plea of violating the federal Clean Water Act . She found, during sentencing, that the fine and other conditions appropriately reflect Transocean’s role in …
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DOJ sues ATP over alleged oil, chemical discharges into Gulf of Mexico
… which DOJ filed in US District Court for Eastern Louisiana, said the companies violated provisions of the federal Clean Water Act and Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act by allowing the discharges from their ATP Innovator platform. The vessel was …
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A US District Judge in New Orleans gave final approval to BP's settlement in a class action lawsuit regarding the April 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico from the deepwater Macondo well
… Transocean Ltd.’s Deepwater Horizon semisubmersible drilling rig and resulted in a massive oil spill. Barbier noted much litigation remains pending, including environmental damages with the US government under the Clean Water Act .
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BP workers indicted for Macondo blowout, spill; civil fines pending against firm
… proceedings. Under provisions of the Clean Water Act , BP still could face penalties and fines ..... manslaughter, and one violation of the Clean Water Act . Vidrine and Kaluza were aboard ..... manslaughter charge, and 1 year for the Clean Water Act charge. David Rainey, BP …
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BP workers indicted for Macondo blowout, spill; civil claims pending against firm
… proceedings. Under provisions of the Clean Water Act , BP still could face penalties ..... manslaughter, and one violation of the Clean Water Act . Vidrine and Kaluza were aboard ..... manslaughter charge, and 1 year for the Clean Water Act charge. David Rainey, BP's …
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US LNG EXPORT PROJECTS—1: Three-point system compares US LNG export projects
… LNG export project must acquire a number of other state and federal permits. These include dispensations under the Clean Water Act , Coastal Zone Management Act, and Clean Air Act, as well as federal endangered species clearance from the Fish …
