Court Orders EPA to Address Use of Oil Dispersants on Offshore Spills

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Court Orders EPA to Address Use of Oil Dispersants on Offshore Spills

Berkeley, CA — A federal district court judge ruled Monday in favor of a coalition of individuals and environmental groups and ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update its decades-old regulations on the use of toxic chemical dispersants in oil spill responses. The lawsuit was filed in early 2020 in the U.S. District […]

Judge’s ruling on EPA chemical dispersants lawsuit impacts Alaska

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Judge’s ruling on EPA chemical dispersants lawsuit impacts Alaska

  A significant ruling came down recently in a lawsuit regarding the use of oil spill chemical dispersants that has an Alaska connection. In addition to its relevance to the oil industry in Alaska, several plaintiffs in the case are based in Alaska: Alaska’s Cook Inletkeeper, which has spent the past 25 years holding the oil and […]