Jeffrey Bossert Clark

BP’s defense attorney for oil spill confirmed by Senate to become nation’s top environmental lawyer

SWAMP WATCH  “The person serving in this position must uphold and enforce our nation’s environmental laws without reservation or ideology,” Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE) said Thursday in a statement released after he voted against the nominee. Clark’s record, however, at both the Department of Justice and in private practice “shows him to have strong opposition …

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‘The Guy Who Defended Company That Caused Worst Oil Spill in US History’ Just Confirmed to Head DOJ’s Environmental Division

SWAMP WATCH ‘The Guy Who Defended Company That Caused Worst Oil Spill in US History’ Just Confirmed to Head DOJ’s Environmental Division “Clark’s blatant hostility toward environmental protection is good news for polluters, but awful news for the rest of us.” by Jessica Corbett, staff writer U.S. Coast Guard crews work to put out a fire …

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