On April 20, 2010, an exploratory oil well in the Gulf of Mexico exploded, killing 11 people and causing the worst oil spill in American history. The oil well was on a tract leased by BP, having obtained a lease and the relevant permits from the fed. govAit. Under relevant fed. law, fed. actions that may have adverse environ. effects are required to be reviewed for potential environ. harm under the Nat. Environ. Policy Act (NEPA). This report reviews those environ. procedures. Multiple environ. reviews were conducted by the Minerals Mgmt. Service (MMS) at each stage of OCS development. Contents: (1) Background and Context; (2) NEPA; MMS Reviews, etc. A print on demand publication.Under relevant fed. law, fed. actions that may have adverse environ. effects are required to be reviewed for potential environ. harm under the Nat. Environ. Policy Act (NEPA). This report reviews those environ. procedures.
Title | : | 2010 Oil Spill |
Author | : | Kristina Alexander |
Publisher | : | DIANE Publishing - 2011-05 |
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