The Center For Biological Diversity has filed a formal notice of intent to sue the U.S. Department of the Interior and Bureau of Land Management for failing to protect imperilled polar bears from an oil exploration project in the Western Arctic. “Every new oil well in the Arctic is another step toward the polar bear’s extinction,” said Kristen Monsell, a senior attorney at … [Read more...]
Historic clean water act suit seeks $19 billion from BP
In the largest citizen enforcement action ever taken under the Clean Water Act, the Center for Biological Diversity has sued BP and Transocean Ltd., for illegally spewing more than 100 million gallons of oil and other toxic pollutants into the Gulf of Mexico. The suit was filed in federal court in New Orleans. The Center For Biological Diversity is seeking the maximum … [Read more...]
