BP's proposed Kaskida project could become a sequel to Deepwater Horizon

BP's proposed Kaskida project could become a sequel to Deepwater Horizon

Fifteen years ago — when BP’s Deepwater Horizon disaster killed 11 workers, contaminated 1,300 miles of the Gulf coastline, and eviscerated 25,000 jobs in the region while wiping away billions of dollars in gross regional product and other revenues — the world woke up to the existential dangers of offshore drilling. While most eyes were understandably fixed on the visceral images of the worst oil spill in American history, few were on communitie…