Senate climate bill gives states oil spill-veto link

摘要

Washington-US Senate climate change legislation to be unveiled May 12 would give states that would be directly affected by any oil spill from new offshore production the right to veto such drilling plans, according to a draft summary of the legislation obtained by Platts May 11. The Secretary of the Interior would first be required to study which states might be affected by any potential oil spill-to determine which ones would have the right to veto-before opening new areas to drilling.