Oil spill governance in the United States is governed by federal law.
Time line
The governance framework for oil spills in the United States prior to the Oil Pollution Act (OPA) of 1990 lacked proper consolidation and proved to be inadequate in preventing and responding to oil spillages. A timeline produced by the
World Resources Institute
The World Resources Institute (WRI) is a global research non-profit organization established in 1982 with funding from the MacArthur Foundation under the leadership of James Gustave Speth. WRI's activities are focused on seven areas: food, fore ...
(WRI) highlights some key events in oil drilling governance and regulatory system that ultimately govern oil spills in the United States.
* 1978: Congress passed amendments to the