The Waterkeeper Alliance and several Gulf Coast...organizations filed suit Thursday against Taylor Energy Co. for failing to halt the flow of oil from wells off Louisiana's coastline that were severed...in 2004...The suit charges that the company and federal agencies have hidden from the public the amount of oil released...and...failed to contain the leaks...“The Taylor Oil spill is emblematic of a broken system, where oil production is prioritized over concerns for human health and the environment,” said Justin Bloom...of Waterkeeper Alliance...In December 2007, the [US] Minerals Management Service ordered Taylor to "take immediate...action to prevent further...seepage." The company, a contractor and MMS officials agreed...to drill intervention wells to stop the oil, according to an affidavit filed by Taylor...But by July 2008, the amount of oil being released from the site was still increasing and posed a significant threat to the environment, MMS informed the company.