No New Drilling In Eastern Gulf
Washington,
December 1, 2010
Congresswoman Kathy Castor released the following statement today regarding the White House’s announcement that no new drilling will be allowed in the eastern Gulf of Mexico for at least the next seven years:
Congresswoman Kathy Castor released the following statement today regarding the White House’s announcement that no new drilling will be allowed in the eastern Gulf of Mexico for at least the next seven years: “While today’s announcement is certainly great news, much work remains to be done to make Florida whole in light of the BP oil disaster. For that reason, I filed the Gulf of Mexico Economic and Environmental Restoration Act last month to direct the bulk of the fines and penalties to be paid by BP for the Deepwater Horizon disaster to the economic and environmental recovery of the Gulf Coast. I will continue working in a bipartisan way to ensure the economic and environmental well being of our state.” |