If the government steps in, it’s “socialism”. Even though it’s really not.
If the government does not step in, it’s because “there’s lots of Big Oil protectors in Congress.”
Can Government do anything right in anyones’ eyes anymore?
Thinking about it, the only Federal laws that would allow the Government to step in are the ones that would involve putting FEMA in charge. However, the usual regulator of oil drilling on Federal lands is not FEMA, of course, but the Mineral Management Service which is generally in bed with the big companies they oversee. So it looks like a case of two Federal agencies that aren’t stepping on each others’ toes.