Center for Biological Diversity v. Zinke

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUM B IA ) CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL ) DIVERSITY, ) ) P laintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 16-cv-738 (KBJ) ) RYAN ZINKE, in his of ficial capacity ) a s S ecretary, U.S. Department of th e ) In terior, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ) M EM ORANDUM OPINION On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, killing eleven workers, contaminating roughly 1,100 miles of shoreline, and causing significant losses to the environment and the economy throughout the region. (S ee Compl., ECF No. 1, ¶¶ 52– 56.) See generally In re Deepwater…