August 10, 2021
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has delayed for too long implementing an update to the nation's quarter-century-old plan for responding to oil spills, a California federal judge said in an order giving the agency a strict deadline to move forward.
April 21, 2021
Several environmental groups asked a California federal court to force the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to upgrade its quarter-century-old plan for responding to oil spills that the coalition says allows harmful oil dispersants to be used copiously.
June 03, 2020
Updating old protocols governing oil spill response methods is not optional for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a California federal court said Tuesday in refusing to dismiss claims the EPA is shirking that responsibility.