Senate Confirms BP Oil Spill Lawyer, Climate Policy Foe as Government’s Top Environment Attorney

Jeffrey Bossert Clark, who represented BP in lawsuits over the nation’s largest oil spill and has repeatedly challenged the science of climate change, was confirmed Thursday by the Senate to serve as the nation’s top environmental lawyer—a key position for the defense of President Donald Trump’s regulatory rollback. Lawmakers voted 52 to 45 to confirm … Continue reading Senate Confirms BP Oil Spill Lawyer, Climate Policy Foe as Government’s Top Environment Attorney