On June 10, the U.S. Coast Guard and BP announced that they will end the Deepwater Horizon oil spill cleanup operations in Mississippi, Alabama and Florida this summer.
A Coast Guard news release stated its Gulf Coast Incident Management Team is being disbanded, with future responses to oil found along the coast to be directed to the agency’s National Response Center. According to a BP news release, response operations remain along 84 miles of shore in Louisiana, with another 20 miles awaiting approval as being cleaned or awaiting final inspection.
BP stated that the company has spent billions of personnel hours on cleanup activities in the aftermath of the April 2010 BP Macondo well blowout, which resulted in explosions and fire aboard the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, the sinking of the rig and the wrongful death of 11 workers.
Environmental Hazards
Companies sometimes violate federal, state and local environmental laws which regulate the discharge of toxic wastes and other pollutants into the environment. BP can never undo the horrible environmental catastrophe that it caused, and victims and their families deserve just compensation for the disaster.
Harrell & Nowak, L.C.C. represents people who have been injured by the pollution and release of toxic chemicals in the air, soil, and water. If you have been the victim of an environmental hazard, contact our firm today at (504) 522-7885, or visit our website for more information.