BP spill response under OPA 90 needs new look: Allen

摘要

Washington-Public opposition to the idea of BP being responsible for solving an oil disaster it created will likely result in changes to the law dealing with oil spill response, National Incident Commander Thad Allen said August 20. Allen, speaking to reporters at the National Press Club, said the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 created a system where private companies were held responsible for responding to oil spills.