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US pioneers restoration of deep water corals damaged by country’s worst oil spill
In the twilight depths of the Gulf of Mexico, about as deep down as a football field is long, U.S. Navy divers carefully snip ...
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15 years after BP oil spill, marine recovery on Louisiana coast brings hope but not full trust
It's another sign the place has slowly recovered over the last 15 years since the catastrophic BP oil spill. In the summer of 2010, panic spread across the region when the Deepwater Horizon oil ...
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Scars still remain from BP oil spill 15 years later
CRISIS, AND BUSINESSES THREATENED 15 YEARS AGO. THE BP OIL SPILL HAPPENED. IT’S STILL CONSIDERED ONE OF THE WORST ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS THAT THIS COUNTRY HAS EVER SEEN. THE OIL GIANT PAYING ...
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BP Oil Spill: 15 years later
The BP disaster is still the largest marine oil spill in history. In the months after, local lawmakers, like then-state Rep. Jimmy Patronis, were sounding the alarm on how bad it was.
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15 years after the BP oil spill disaster, how is the Gulf of Mexico faring?
“After the spill you could ride a hundred miles and not see a bait ball … It slowly died.” Fireboat crews work to extinguish the burning wreckage of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil platfor ...
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WWL+ Investigates: 15 years after BP Oil Spill, new series revisits disaster’s ongoing impact
NEW ORLEANS — Sunday marks 15 years since the Deepwater Horizon disaster, when a massive explosion on a BP-operated oil rig claimed 11 lives and triggered the largest marine oil spill in history.
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The environment is bouncing back, but many people still suffering after BP spill
According to The Downs Law Group – which specializes in medical claims related to the BP Oil Spill − at the height of the cleanup effort, more than 150,000 people were involved in removing oil ...
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Once praised, settlement to help sickened BP oil spill workers leaves most with nearly nothing
When the BP Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded in 2010 and spewed many millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, the disastrous spill damaged the economy, devastated the environment ...
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Once praised, the settlement to help sickened BP oil spill workers leaves most with nearly nothing
“It has a broader reach than the BP oil spill,” said Jason Clark, a Downs attorney. “If the burden is one that’s too high for any plaintiff to meet, then a lot of people who are exposed ...
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Takeaways from AP's story on the BP oil spill medical settlement's shortcomings
“It has a broader reach than the BP oil spill,” said Jason Clark, a Downs attorney. “If the burden is one that's too high for any plaintiff to meet, then a lot of people who are exposed ...
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BP Oil Spill: Facts and Environmental Impact
The BP Oil Spill was the longest and most severe offshore oil spill in United States history. On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, operated by the BP oil company, exploded ...