A clause in the U.S. Clean Water Act may expose BP and others involved in the Gulf oil spill to civil fines that aren't limited to any finite cap. The Act allows the government to seek civil penalties in court for oil that spills into U.S. navigable waters, including the area of BP's leaking well. Projected penalties could have potentially already topped 12 billion dollars.
The clause Reuters is reporting on was made law by a Democratic congress in 1990. We have no doubt that any attempt to make such law today would meet with a Republican filibuster.
that must be one of the reasons why BP is lowballing the amount of oil.
ReplyDeleteOne of multiple reasons I'm sure. Man I hope some people end up in prison and bankrupt. Won't happen but I can hope.
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