Trump Weakens Rules Meant to Prevent Next Deepwater Horizon Spill

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By Olivia RosaneMay 3, 2019, 8:47 am268 pts
The Trump administration announced Thursday it was rolling back offshore oil drilling regulations put in place after the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the largest ocean spill in U.S. history. Officials announced changes to the Well Control Rule on the Louisiana coast, not far from where the 2010 oil rig…

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