National Audubon Society President and CEO David Yarnold released
the following statement upon news today that BP has settled criminal charges
arising from the 2010 gulf oil disaster with the Department of Justice for $4.5
billion.
“This settlement matches the unprecedented
offense BP committed,” said Audubon President and CEO David Yarnold. “But they
still have to make amends for the environmental damage their crimes caused. And
the Department of Justice drove a fair settlement, but BP needs to compensate
the Gulf Coast in the form of civil damages. The rule has to be: You break it,
you buy it.”
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