Policy & Advocacy

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Opinion: Oil and gas/vessel marine casualty regulatory enforcement is changing

How might enforcement shift under an administration perceived to favor deregulation and economic growth over tighter environmental oversight and legal action? As seen in OFFSHORE, www.offshore-mag.com BY DOUGLAS MARTIN, OPA90 Forum Presently, uncertainty exists about how federal authorities will exercise their enforcement powers over oil and gas/vessel casualties, and oil Read more

By The Forum, ago

Mechanical Removal and Responder Immunity

By Dennis L. Bryant, Bryant’s Maritime Consulting EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: In 1998, an obscure, last minute addition to the Coast Guard Authorization Act amended section 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA), expanding the definition of “discharge”, and clarifying the liability of responders engaged in preventing the substantial threat Read more

By The Forum, ago