This case study, authored exclusively for IEDS through our internship program, by James Mulligan, tells the story of offshore oil regulation by the Minerals Management Service (MMS) leading up to the Deepwater Horizon disaster. It is late May 2010. As an advisor to Secretary of Interior, Ken Salazar, you have been called upon to propose and frame reform initiatives that meet the problem and political environment at hand…Case is ideal for environmental management courses in various professional settings. A teaching note is also available by contacting ieds@uvm.edu
