Coastal Towns: Seismic Testing For Offshore Drilling Hurts Marine Life, Economy

Mealey's (April 24, 2019, 12:13 PM EDT) -- CHARLESTON, S.C. — Three towns filed an amicus curiae brief in South Carolina federal court on April 23 arguing that seismic air-gun testing used for oil and gas surveys pertaining to potential offshore drilling in the Atlantic Ocean “has known deleterious impacts” on marine wildlife and would damage the local economies of coastal towns (South Carolina Coastal Conservation League, et al. v. Wilbur Ross, No. 18-3326, D. S.C.)....