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Oil Spill: U.S. Sues BP and Others for Deepwater Horizon Disaster
The Department of Justice is suing BP and eight other companies over the catastrophic oil spill that devastated the Gulf of Mexico region last April. The United States filed a civil lawsuit in the U.S....
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Gulf Oil Rig Explosion Caused by Collapse of Defenses, Report Finds
The oil rig explosion that left millions of gallons of crude streaming into the Gulf of Mexico on April 20th occurred because all of the Deepwater Horizon’s defenses against a blowout failed, the New...
View ArticleOil Still Devastates La. Marshes, Tour Finds
Officials say oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster still heavily pollutes the marshes along Louisiana’s coastlines. State and parish officials gave the press a boat tour of the oil-fouled swamps of...
View ArticlePanel Calls for Oil Spill Safety Regulations and Agency
A presidential panel investigating BP’s massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is calling for an overhaul of industry practices and the appointment of a new watchdog group in hopes of avoiding a...
View ArticleOil Spill Dispersants Yield Mixed Results
Chemicals used in the Gulf of Mexico to stem the flow of oil were only partially effective, according to an in-depth study. Marine chemists at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution said the dispersants...
View ArticleBP Reports First Annual Loss in 2 Decades
BP notched a $4.9 billion loss Tuesday in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, marking the company’s first annual shortfall in almost two decades. The energy giant also announced Tuesday that it...
View ArticleBP Faces New Oil Spill Claim
BP Plc is facing a new lawsuit by state pension funds in Ohio and New York that claim the oil giant misled investors about its commitment to safety before the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The funds...
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