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- Environmental groups filed a lawsuit in 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals challenging U.S. President Donald Trump's administration's approval of BP's ultra-deepwater Gulf project.
- The suit argues the project threatens health of local residents, Gulf ecosystems, and the fishing and tourism sectors.
- Earthjustice attorney Brettny Hardy criticized the administration for potentially inviting another disaster like Deepwater Horizon spill.
- The U.S. Department of the Interior has not commented on the lawsuit.
