PROTECTING ACCESS TO ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION

Louisiana Police Pull Over Activist at Request of BP

Mother Jones (Jun 22 2010)

Louisiana police continue to restrict media coverage of the BP spill cleanup despite government directives. Mother Jones reports that Louisiana police are collaborating with BP to prevent citizens' access to information. An environmental activist was filming near the Deepwater Horizon response command building when a police officer asserted that "BP doesn't want any filming" and strongly suggested he "get lost."