WASHINGTON (AP) — The leaders of the new presidential oil spill commission say they will focus on how safety, government oversight and the ability to clean up spills haven’t kept up with drilling technology.
Panel members hold their first meetings Monday and Tuesday in New Orleans. Co-chairman William Reilly says existing clean-up technology and response plans are primitive.
He and co-chair Bob Graham say they also will examine the root causes of the April 20 oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, looking deeper than just equipment failures. The seven-member panel will first hear from Gulf Coast victims of the oil spill and from state officials.
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