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Judge in Alien Enemies Act case chides DOJ lawyer over refusal to answer key questions about deportations; National Park layoffs impact AR economy; Experts say cuts to NOAA could impact MT fire, weather warnings; Alarming violence rates continue against Indigenous women.

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Trump Administration fights a court order on deportation flights, as lawyers say the government is overreaching on expelling migrants, and NOAA cuts could spell trouble for those concerned about weather emergencies.

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Farmers worry promised federal reimbursements aren't coming while fears mount that the Trump administration's efforts to raise cash means the sale of public lands, and rural America's shortage of doctors has many physicians skipping retirement.

Lessons Still to Be Learned 10 Years After Deepwater Horizon Blowout: Report

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Tuesday, April 14, 2020   

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- A report out today from Oceana says the feds have failed to learn from the biggest oil spill in American history - the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster, which took place ten years ago next week.

The Trump administration is working to expand offshore drilling, even proposing new wells off the California coast.

Diane Hoskins, campaign director at Oceana and co-author of the report, said it's not a question of if there will be another large spill, but when.

"Offshore drilling is still as dirty and dangerous as it was ten years ago," Hoskins said. "And if anything, another disaster is more likely today, as the industry drills deeper and farther offshore in much riskier places."

The administration's draft 5-year offshore energy plan would open up nearly all federal waters to new drilling. In March, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management confirmed it still is working to update the proposed 5-year plan, which has been held up by a lawsuit challenging the government's right to lift Obama-era protections for sensitive areas in the Atlantic and Arctic oceans.

The feds already have rolled back some of the regulations put in place after the disaster -- rules Hoskins said are crucial to prevent another blowout.

"For example, reducing the frequency and duration of testing for safety equipment, weakening onshore monitoring of particular safety equipment, and removing a requirement for an independent third party to review safety plans," she said.

Oceana is calling on the president and Congress to halt all new offshore drilling projects in federal waters and invest more in renewable energy.


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