Fifteen years after Deepwater Horizon, Trump is setting the stage for disaster | Terry Garcia

Former National Geographic executive vice-president and chief science and exploration officer for 17 years warns of the Trump administration’s reckless attacks on science.

Fifteen years ago this Sunday , a massive explosion tore through the BP Deepwater Horizon drilling rig and unleashed an environmental catastrophe that devastated the Gulf of Mexico .

We cannot allow the cautionary tales of Exxon Valdez and Deepwater Horizon to fade into history, only to be repeated when the next horror strikes.

Science and environmental protections are our first line of defense against catastrophe.

The price of ignoring science and dismantling regulations is far too high.