Trump administration sued for approving BP project in Gulf on Deepwater Horizon disaster anniversary

By: Elise Plunk

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: April 22, 2026

Words: 578

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago

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Environmental groups are suing the Trump administration over its approval of a BP development project in the Gulf of Mexico on the anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, which occurred 16 years ago this week.

The Habitat Recovery Project, Healthy Gulf, Turtle Island Restoration Network, Sierra Club and Center for Biological Diversity are plaintiffs in the case against the U.S. Department of Interior and its Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. The environmental law group …

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