BP's practice of burning off spilled oil in the Gulf of Mexico is probably killing endangered sea turtles, several wildlife protection groups claim in a federal lawsuit. The lawsuit filed Wednesday by the Animal Welfare Institute and other groups asks a federal district court judge to restrict BP's controlled burns of oil. The judge is scheduled to hear arguments Friday on the groups' request for a temporary restraining order. The lawsuit accuses BP of violating the Endangered Species Act.
July 01, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
BP’s practice of burning off spilled oil in the Gulf of Mexico is probably killing endangered sea turtles, several wildlife protection groups claim in a federal lawsuit.
The lawsuit filed Wednesday by the Animal Welfare Institute and other groups asks U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier to restrict BP’s controlled burns of oil. The crude started gushing after the April 20 explosion on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig that killed 11 workers.
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