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US takes aim at some Trump offshore safety rule rollbacks

FILE - In this photo provided by the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, an oil industry facility in the Gulf of Mexico is seen, July 13, 2017. On Monday, Sept. 12, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Interior said that it wants to reverse some Trump administration rollbacks of offshore safety rules to prevent blowouts like the BP catastrophe that killed 11 people and fouled the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. (U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement via AP, File) FILE - A rig and supply vessel in the Gulf of Mexico, off the cost of Louisiana, are seen Sunday, April 10, 2011. On Monday, Sept. 12, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Interior said that it wants to reverse some Trump administration rollbacks of offshore safety rules to prevent blowouts like the BP catastrophe that killed 11 people and fouled the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)