Oil spill panel chief says Interior’s reforms might need to go further
“Secretary Salazar has recognized the need to separate leasing and revenue generation from environmental and safety regulation,” Reilly said during a commission meeting in Washington. “We will consider today whether to recommend that he go further and construct an impenetrable wall, with environmental and safety regulators insulated from those who auction and lease and manage the money those activities generate.”
The commission is holding public deliberations Thursday and Friday ahead of its report to the White House in January on the “root causes” of the spill and recommended reforms.
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