Justice Department 'expects it may sue' BP

Recap:

The article that I read was about how the justice department of the USA may sue BP for additional clean up costs because of the oil spill. They can potentially sue BP under the Oil pollution act and the clean water act. The clean water act could potentially allow the justice department to sue BP for up to 3400$ per barrel spilled in the deepwater horizon spill. It also talked about what the government would want compensation for. The main thing attorneys say they would want compensation for are loss of tax revenue, destruction of natural resources and a few others. BP has already paid the government 390 million to help clean up the oil spill and have promised to put aside 20 billion over several years to compensate what the government will have to do to get things back to normal.

My Opinion:

I believe that BP should have to pay for the cleanup on the gulf coast. The oil spill has affected the water, natural resources and living organisms dramatically.They have promised to put aside a lot of money over the next several years but I understand fully why the justice department would want to sue them for additional clean up costs. Another large factor is tax revenue. They lost a large amount of money due to the loss of the amount of oil in the gulf. I believe that BP should compensate all the money that the government has lost and has to spend on the clean up.