BP oil spill

Federal prosecutors and lawyers for a Deepwater Horizon rig supervisor are ready to tell jurors what they expect to prove as 65-year-old Robert Kaluza is tried on a misdemeanor pollution charge from the BP oil spill

BP PLC was found to be “grossly negligent” for its role in the worst oil spill in history, the 2010 Deepwater Horizon accident in the Gulf of Mexico. While BP has publicly stated its intention to appeal the decision, the potentially exorbitant penalties could force BP to settle with prosecutors.

Easter Sunday will mark the fourth anniversary of the BP oil well blowout in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Eleven workers on the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform died and almost five million barrels of oil poured into the Gulf from the Macondo well for 87 days.

Researchers studying the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill say it could be years before they learn the effects of oil and dispersants on people near the Gulf.

The effects of the BP oil spill on the Pointe-au-Chien Indian tribe’s economy has been devastating.

The oil couldn’t be seen or smelled, but lab tests on oysters and soil showed contaminant levels through the roof.

Brad Pitt said the death penalty may be appropriate for those responsible for the BP oil spill.

People living within 10 miles of the coastline near the Gulf are still coping with the impacts of the oil spill, a report found.

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal asks citizens to join together prayer for help with the ongoing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Numerous tar ball and oil sheen sightings from the BP oil spill have been reported near Pensacola, Florida coastline.

Federal prosecutors and lawyers for a Deepwater Horizon rig supervisor are ready to tell jurors what they expect to prove as 65-year-old Robert Kaluza is tried on a misdemeanor pollution charge from the BP oil spill

BP PLC was found to be “grossly negligent” for its role in the worst oil spill in history, the 2010 Deepwater Horizon accident in the Gulf of Mexico. While BP has publicly stated its intention to appeal the decision, the potentially exorbitant penalties could force BP to settle with prosecutors.

Easter Sunday will mark the fourth anniversary of the BP oil well blowout in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Eleven workers on the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform died and almost five million barrels of oil poured into the Gulf from the Macondo well for 87 days.

Researchers studying the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill say it could be years before they learn the effects of oil and dispersants on people near the Gulf.

The effects of the BP oil spill on the Pointe-au-Chien Indian tribe’s economy has been devastating.

The oil couldn’t be seen or smelled, but lab tests on oysters and soil showed contaminant levels through the roof.

Brad Pitt said the death penalty may be appropriate for those responsible for the BP oil spill.

People living within 10 miles of the coastline near the Gulf are still coping with the impacts of the oil spill, a report found.

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal asks citizens to join together prayer for help with the ongoing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Numerous tar ball and oil sheen sightings from the BP oil spill have been reported near Pensacola, Florida coastline.