United States President Donald Trump appointed Jeffrey Bossert Clark, a lawyer who has previously represented British Petroleum (BP), to a top environmental and natural resource law position in the Department of Justice, the White House announced earlier this week.
As a partner at lawfirm Kirkland & Ellis, Clark defended BP in the legal aftermath of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster. The offshore oil rig explosion resulted in the deaths of 11 workers, and was one of the worst environmental disasters of all time.
Clark has been known to challenge the science of climate change policy, having previously written a blog post criticizing an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ruling that declared greenhouse gas emissions a danger to the health and welfare of the public.
As a partner at lawfirm Kirkland & Ellis, Clark defended BP in the legal aftermath of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster. The offshore oil rig explosion resulted in the deaths of 11 workers, and was one of the worst environmental disasters of all time.
Clark has been known to challenge the science of climate change policy, having previously written a blog post criticizing an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ruling that declared greenhouse gas emissions a danger to the health and welfare of the public.