Poilicy Id

Policy Id

o OPA is a federal act it provided government services to respond to oil spills

o This act was created for the need for oil spills prevention and response

o The pollution act helped EPA and NOAA in oil spills

o EPA role is to respond to spill that threaten or impact inland water as for NOAA have five primary goals in spills which is conduct services, keep seafood safe, protect wild life, asses damage, and restore habitat

o In every law or act there's a penalty if the law is broken there is a charge of $25,000 per day violation or $1,000 per barrel that is spilled. The maximum that any individual can get charged is $250,00 in case an oil spills happens

o Each company should have a plan and that plan should be approved by the EPA, US coast Guard, and the president

History and Background

o Exxon Valdez oil spill occurred on March 24, 1989 in Prince William Sound in Alaska

o 11 million gallons were lost in the spill

o The OPA was signed by President George H Bush After all the damages that happen Exxon agreed to pay over $ 1 billion and to restore the land, wildlife, and other resources affected by the spills

Current Situation

o The Oil Pollution Act was used one year ago in the Deep Horizon

o This act was used in several different ways. First, it made British Petroleum, who was responsible for the disaster, repay the economic damages that resulted from the spill and clean their own mess

o The spill killed 11workers workers and injured 17 workers, making this oil spill the biggest manmade disaster in the United States since the Exxon-Valdez.

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o After all the damages and cost that were made President Obama directed all agencies and organizations to help out with the spill. Also Obamas administration put together a restore plan written by the Ray Mambus Secretary of the Navy. The goal is that by the summer of 2011 they would be able to clean up the oil.

Different Viewpoints

o The Green Party of the United States is against offshore drilling,

o The party creates solutions for severe problems whether the issue is universal health care, globalization, and alternative energy

o Their view in offshore drilling is that the ocean is the most important thing on earth and must be well maintained. They say that the companies and the governments are using the ocean without considering the

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