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BP Gulf Oil Spill: A Look Back [PHOTOS]

On April 20, 2010, the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig suffered a massive explosion off the Louisiana coast, killing 11 workers and releasing millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Take a look back at the photos that captured the damage the oil spill caused to the Gulf's wildlife and industries....

Will BP Execs Face Criminal Charges? Not Likely, Experts Say

A Bloomberg News report that the U.S. Justice Department is considering manslaughter charges in its investigation of BP's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico played prominently enough Tuesday to drive BP's share price down. But if criminal charges are filed against individuals involved in the disaster, it would be a rare...

Volunteers Descend on Gulf to Restore Oyster Beds

MOBILE, Ala. -- Volunteers from across the country are rebuilding oyster reefs along the Gulf of Mexico's delicate shoreline, hoping to revive oyster beds under assault for decades from overharvesting, coastal development, pollution, and most recently the BP oil spill. The waters harbor much of the world's last remaining...

Final Oil Spill Report: Industry Needs 'Dramatic' Change

WASHINGTON -- The presidential commission investigating the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill has recommended stricter government regulation of the energy industry and the creation of an independent safety agency within the Interior Department to help protect against another oil disaster, the panel said in its...

Key Oil Spill Panel Nears Final Stretch of Probe

HOUSTON (Dec. 7) -- A key federal investigative panel is nearing the final stretch in its quest to assign blame for the Gulf of Mexico rig explosion and worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history. The panel is set to question BP and Transocean officials, as well as technicians responsible for alerting rig workers when gas...

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03/01/12 Protecting Louisiana's People and Bayou From BP Source: Treehugger A Brown Pelican rookery near Barataria Bay in Louisiana in June 2010.
04/14/11 As BP Oil Spill Anniversary Looms, Gulf Restoration... Source: PR Newswire Bill would dedicate oil spill fines to restore Gulf communities, economies & ecosystems WASHINGTON , April 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A coalition of environmental, economic and social equity organizations today praised the Senate introduction of a bipartisan bill to ensure that 80 percent of the Clean Water Act (CWA) penalties to be paid by BP and others responsible for last year's Gulf oil disaster will be used to restore the communities, economies and ecosystems of the Gulf region directly.
12/02/10 Ian Somerhalder: Raw Stories from the Gulf Oil Disaster Source: The Huffington Post I have a lot to be thankful for this holiday season, but I know that many people, especially from my home state of Louisiana, are struggling to make ends meet as they continue dealing with the fallout of our nation's worst oil disaster .

Background on bp oil disaster

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill (also referred to as the BP oil spill, the BP oil disaster the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, and the Macondo blowout) is an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico which flowed unabated for three months in 2010, and continues to seep.

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