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Earthjustice and partner groups Natural Resources Defense Council, Healthy Gulf, Center for Biological Diversity, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, and the Surfrider Foundation sued the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) today over a Trump administration decision to allow extensive seismic airgun testing in the Gulf of Mexico, with minimal protections for marine animals. Earthjustice is representing Heathy Gulf and Surfrider.
In conducting its tests, the oil and gas industry typically relies on high-energy seismic airguns, which are towed behind ships in large arrays and release intense bursts of compressed air in the water, producing intense sound about every 10 to 12 seconds. Seismic tests take place day and night and can continue for weeks or months depending on the size of the survey. Most at risk is the Rice s whale, an endangered species that has just 50 surviving individuals.
Lawsuit Challenges Seismic Oil, Gas Testing in Gulf of Mexico
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Lawsuit Challenges Seismic Oil, Gas Testing in Gulf of Mexico - Center for Biological Diversity
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Lawmakers hope âorphanâ well tax exemption will resolve ongoing problem in oil industry
Bill uses taxpayer money to clean up mess left by oil industry, critic says
A photo of an orphaned oil well in St. Martin Parish taken by the Louisiana Department of Resources in 2010. (Louisiana Department of Natural Resources)
Lawmakers on Wednesday approved legislation that would establish a program to help fix âorphanâ oil wells by offering a tax exemption on oil produced from abandoned wells that are reworked to produce again. While it may resolve the ongoing problem of leaky unsealed wells across Louisiana, one critic pointed out that the legislation simply gives taxpayer money to the oil industry to clean up a mess made by the oil industry.