Six AGs Opposed Rollback of Drilling Safety Protections Established After Deepwater Horizon Disaster

Documents: <a href="https://stateimpactcenter.org/files/Production_safety_comments.pdf" target="_blank"> Comments MD Press Release
Document Type: Comment Letters Press Releases/Statements
States: Maine Maryland Massachusetts New York North Carolina Virginia
Agencies: Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Department of the Interior
Issues: Fossil Fuels Oceans and Water Policy Offshore Drilling Oil and Gas Water
Era: Trump Administration
Action Type: Rulemaking &amp; Other Federal Administrative Proceedings

JANUARY 29, 2018

Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh led a coalition of six attorneys general in filing comments opposing the Department of the Interior’s proposal to scrap safety measures implemented for offshore oil and gas production in the wake of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion off the Gulf Coast.