Beyond Deepwater Horizon (podcast)
When the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico 2010, it resulted in 11 deaths, serious injuries, and the largest marine oil spill in U.S. history. It also raised serious concerns about the how the federal government was overseeing the safety of offshore oil and gas drilling
Listen to Frank Rusco, a director in our Natural Resources and Environment team, explain what the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement still needs to do to improve oversight, investigation, and enforcement efforts for offshore drilling.
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