Report recommends Congress to raise the liability cap on offshore oil spills, set at $75m and oil companies to fund a safety institute as part of their fees for drilling licences
The White House commission investigating the BP disaster in the Gulf of Mexico began lobbying Congress today to set aside anti-government sentiment and commit more funds to overseeing the offshore oil...
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