Florida joins lawsuit over environmental impact of BP oil spill

The state of Florida has joined a multi-state federal lawsuit currently pending in the Eastern District of Louisiana involving the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill occurred on April 20, 2010, and caused significant harm to Florida’s natural resources and prevented citizens and visitors from enjoying those resources.

The complaint seeks to hold BP, Anadarko, and Transocean accountable for injuries to the environment the state suffered as a result of the oil spill.

The suit against BP and others was filed Wednesday by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in Pensacola. 

The case is separate from the suit filed by the Attorney General’s Office last year.

The Attorney General’s suit deals with economic losses Florida suffered as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

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