Trump Administration Moves To Roll Back Offshore Drilling Safety Regulations
The Interior secretary touted the revised rules as eliminating "unnecessary regulatory burdens while maintaining safety." But environmental groups said the move demonstrates oil industry influence.
The Trump Administration is rolling back some of the Obama-era safety regulations for offshore drilling that were meant to prevent a repeat of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion, the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history.
The change pertains to rules aimed at keeping offshore oil and gas wells from "blowing out" â a sudden and uncontrollable release of crude oil.
