Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA), Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA), Earthjustice Action, and Gulf Community Groups Discuss Dangers of Deepwater Drilling

In advance of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill anniversary on April 20th, legal experts and advocates to discuss BP’s new high-risk drilling project and dangerous policies in the Gulf

Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) and Congressman Jared Huffman (D-CA) joined Earthjustice Action and community leaders from across the Gulf Coast for a press conference at the Russell Senate Office Building. You can watch the full press conference, which focused on dangerous policies and regulatory rollbacks for offshore drilling in the Gulf, the White House’s reckless approval of BP’s new ultra-deepwater project, as well as the extraordinary risks that it could present to Gulf Coast communities. The event was held ahead of the 16th anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill — the worst oil spill in U.S. history.

Photos are available for use – credit: Alyssa Schukar for Earthjustice

Press Conference Speakers:

• Senator Ed Markey (D-MA)

• Jared Huffman (D-CA), Ranking Member, House Committee on Natural Resources

• Kathey Egland, NAACP National Board of Directors, Chair of Environmental and Climate Justice Committee

• Bekah Hinojosa, Co-founder of South Texas Environmental Justice Network & Another Gulf Is Possible

• Kevn Boyle, General Manager of the Seaside Community Development Corporation in Florida

• Laura Esquivel, Earthjustice Action Senior Legislative Representative