Victory – Finally – Against the Longest Oil Spill in U.S. History

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Takeaways:

  • Taylor Energy is now liquidating to pay over $400 million in oil spill cleanup costs.
  • An underwater oil rig off the coast of Louisiana has been spewing oil into the Gulf of Mexico since 2004.
  • Earthjustice and Gulf-based environmental group Healthy Gulf achieved this victory after years of legal tactics by the oil company to stall the cleanup and investigation.

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