BP Plc and Anadarko Petroleum Corporation narrowly failed to persuade a U.S appeals court to reconsider its 2014 ruling that they could face civil fines under federal pollution laws over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. By a 7-6 vote, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals let stand a three-judge panel's decision to uphold a 2012 ruling from U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier in New Orleans, in which he said the companies could face Clean Water Act penalties. http://bit.ly/1AB0jD8 http://bit.ly/1fJ5yqZ
BP, Anadarko Fail to Win New Review of Gulf Spill Fines
BP Plc and Anadarko Petroleum Corporation narrowly failed to persuade a U.S appeals court to reconsider its 2014 ruling that they could face civil fines under federal pollution laws over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. By a 7-6 vote, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals let stand a three-judge panel's decision to uphold a 2012 ruling from U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier in New Orleans, in which he said the companies could face Clean Water Act penalties. http://bit.ly/1AB0jD8 http://bit.ly/1fJ5yqZ
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