Stanford Law, Water Quality Experts Discuss Possible Expansion of Offshore Oil Drilling Operations
The federal government has made clear its intention to open
After a large oil spill off the coast of
Stanford Report spoke with coastal water quality expert
What makes the
Boehm:
What are the key legal issues at play in the potential return of offshore drilling to the coast of
Sivas: The close of the public comment period is just the first - and a not very legally significant - phase. It allows the public to weigh in on preliminary proposals, and it allows the
How might
Sivas: To develop an oil lease on the
What should policymakers consider most closely as they evaluate areas for offshore drilling?
Boehm: A lot of thought and energy has gone into creating and monitoring marine protected areas off the coast of
Sivas: It makes no sense, from a political, economic, societal or moral perspective, to champion a huge ramp up in offshore oil development at this point in human history. The
If there were an oil spill, how might beach monitoring programs, citizen science initiatives and/or private sector engagement help protect our coastal waters?
Boehm: Right now, the state mandates monitoring of fecal bacteria off public beaches. If there were offshore drilling, potentially we could begin to require visual monitoring for tar balls that wash up on the beach, glistening water, that sort of thing. There could be a crowd-sourcing component, like we see with some earthquake monitoring.
How might your course,
Sivas: In the
Boehm: We will consider adding a module to the class to discuss the issue of offshore oil drilling and use it to further discuss what happens when federal and state government environmental policies differ drastically. I could imagine talking to people who dealt with a big oil spill in
Boehm is a professor of civil and environmental engineering and an advisor to
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