We certainly felt that not only was it fair but that it was urgent that the deterioration of the Gulf is at such a pace that if we wait another 20 or 30 years, it may be irredeemable.
Graham emphasizes the urgency of addressing environmental impacts on the Gulf.
Share
More from Bob Graham
This tragedy will be compounded if we learn nothing about the opportunities that are available to us.
We have recommended that 80 percent of the fines and penalties that we anticipate will be assessed under the Clean Water Act be directed at Gulf restoration.
If dramatic steps are not taken we fear that at some point in the coming years another failure will occur.
It has been substantially degraded in recent decades in significant part due to Federal decisions and Federal actions.