Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council Marine Terminal and for limiting the use of chemical dispersants in oil spill cleanups. When BP's "Deepwater Horizon" oil drilling rig exploded on April 20, 2010 and began to leak oil into the Gulf of Mexico, the PWSRCAC was kept very busy responding to calls for assistance and information. Following this spill President Barack Obama's Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Commission recommended establishing similar citizens' councils there and in the Arctic. The PWSRCAC expressed its willingness to help establish similar councils. Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council The Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council is an independent non-profit
Oil spill governance in the United States Oil spill governance in the United States Oil spill governance in the United States is governed by federal law. 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 (WRI) highlights some key events in oil drilling governance and regulatory system that ultimately govern oil spills in the United States. Although the OPA provides a framework for oil spillage governance recent events resulting in the BP deep water