on December 21, 2013 in World News
BP, Chevron dumped radioactive waste into Louisiana waters
Lawsuit alleges BP, Chevron dumped radioactive waste into Louisiana waters Oil behemoths BP and Chevron dumped toxic waste – including some radioactive material – from their drilling operations into coastal waters, claims Louisiana parish Plaquemines in a lawsuit removed to federal court Thursday. Plaquemines Parish alleges the companies released oil field waste into ocean water “without limitation,” violating the Louisiana State and Local Coastal Resources Management Act of 1978. The law requires companies to clear, revegetate, detoxify or restore polluted areas, which the companies did not do, the lawsuit claims. The pollution, along with the companies’ lack of adequate maintenance… View Article
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