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Feds using remote vehicle to search for source of new Gulf oil slick
The bad news is yet another stray oil slick has been spotted in the Gulf of Mexico about 130 miles southeast of New Orleans. The good news is that the federal government appears to be making a real attempt to
Study finds BP oil spill altered environmental opinions among Gulf Coast residents
A large proportion of Gulf Coast residents directly impacted by BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill said the disaster has changed their views on environmental issues such as protecting wildlife, offshore drilling, and global warming, according to a report by University
Plaintiffs Steering Committee in BP Gulf oil spill litigation announces settlement in principle with BP
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 2, 2012 – NEW ORLEANS – The Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee (PSC) spearheading the litigation surrounding the 2010 BP Gulf Oil Spill today announced that a settlement in principle has been reached with BP that will
U.S. Justice Department ready for BP oil spill trial, Attorney General says
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder told a House of Representatives appropriations subcommittee that the Justice Department is ready to go to trial next week against BP over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill that left vast sections of the
Start of BP oil spill trial delayed one week
The trial to determine liability for the largest oil spill in U.S. history was set to begin Feb. 27, in New Orleans, Louisiana. However, Judge Carl Barbier, under whom the litigation is consolidated in U.S. District Court in New Orleans,
Plaintiffs lawyers prepared for BP oil spill trial set to begin in New Orleans
Beasley Allen lawyer Rhon Jones, who is serving on the plaintiffs steering committee for the BP oil spill litigation, told the Troy Messenger that he feels confident about the case, which is set to begin trial in U.S. District Court
BP, Anadarko will pay civil penalties for oil spill, judge rules
BP and minority partner Anadarko Petroleum Corp. will have to pay civil penalties for violations of the Clean Water Act that led to the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill, U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier, who is presiding over BP
Gulf states are one step closer to acquiring BP oil-spill fines
Legislators from the Gulf States are one step closer to making sure billions of dollars in oil-spill fine money collected from BP’s violations of the Clean Water Act will go to the Gulf Coast states rather than into the federal
BP settles oil-spill dispute with drilling fluid supplier
BP and supplier M-I Swaco, a Houston-based drilling mud supplier, agreed Friday to settle all claims with each other over the Deepwater Horizon explosion that led to the worst oil spill in U.S. history.
BP partner MOEX settles oil-spill claims with U.S., state governments
MOEX Offshore, a 10-percent owner in BP’s Macondo well, agreed Friday to pay the federal government and Gulf states $90 million to settle claims involving BP’s 2010 oil spill, which left hundreds of square miles of the Gulf of Mexico
