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Takeaways from AP's story on the BP oil spill medical settlement's shortcomings
Associated Press via AOL· 1 week agoWhen the BP Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded in 2010 and spewed many millions of gallons of...
Once praised, settlement to help sickened BP oil spill workers leaves most with nearly nothing
WVLA Baton Rouge via Yahoo News· 1 week agoWhen a deadly explosion destroyed BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, 134...
Oil spill in Terrebonne Bay on opening day of shrimp season causes grief for fishermen
The Courier via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA Terrebonne Bay oil spill on the first day of Louisiana’s inshore shrimp season has taken a toll on...
BP defeated thousands of suits by sick Gulf spill cleanup workers. But not one by a boat captain
WGNO via Yahoo News· 5 days agoJohn Maas spent years buying and outfitting a 17-foot aluminum boat called the Superskiff 1 so he...
New report: Oil spills from offshore transportation way down
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOil and natural gas spills from tankers and pipelines in U.S. waters dropped dramatically from the...
An Oil Rig off Yemen’s Coast Could Lead To One of the Worst Oil Spills of All Time
Popular Mechanics via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoThe FSO Safer, a dilapidated oil tanker-turned oil storage vessel, is in imminent danger of spilling...
Beyond spills, intentional dumping of oils fouls the world's oceans
Yahoo News via AOL· 1 year agoWhen a ship inadvertently spills oil, it’s big news. But according to an investigation by the Outlaw...
More oil drilling could come to the Gulf Coast. Learn why and what you can do about it:
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe idea of opening the eastern Gulf of Mexico to offshore oil drilling has been debated for years, and in July of this year, with gas prices reaching record-breaking highs, talk of increasing ...
Oil drilling in Gulf safer, but concerns linger, report says
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThirteen years after the massive Deepwater Horizons spill fouled the Gulf of Mexico, regulators and...
These Companies Paid Massive Sums to Settle Lawsuits
Cheapism via AOL· 1 year agojetcityimage/istockphoto Big Business Fails Corporations may enjoy many of the same rights as citizens under U.S. law, but they certainly aren't punished...