October 14, 2011
Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Gulf Spill Penalties, Deepwater Wind, China Nuclear Push
The House of Representatives voted on Thursday to postpone the EPA’s so-called boiler MACT rules that would regulate emissions from commercial and industrial boilers, The Hill reported. The vote was 275-142, with Republicans arguing the regulations would cost jobs and many Democrats saying the repeal would results in thousands of premature deaths and cases of child asthma.
The Interior Department has formally sent 15 notices to BP, Transocean and Halliburton that will penalize the companies for allegedly violating offshore drilling regulations in last year’s massive oil spill in the Gulf of….
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