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15 years after BP oil spill, marine recovery on Louisiana coast brings hope but not full trust
In the summer of 2010, panic spread across the region when the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded​ in the Gulf.
How the biggest flood in the history of the Earth created the Mediterranean
Scientists reveal new details about the 5.3-million-year-old flood, which triggered earthquakes, generated tropical-storm ...
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Oil companies have downplayed extent of spills in Gulf of Mexico, investigation finds
One morning in early April 2024, Elías Naal Hernández set out with his fishing net to try his luck in the waters of Isla ...
Fifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon spill, Big Oil is still making risky offshore drilling bets | Opinion
The BP Deepwater Horizon spill forced massive job losses and damage to ecosystems and wildlife and nearly put a Gulf boat ...
They retired to Tennessee after an oil spill. The pipeline operator moved in next door
A decade after an oil spill in their community, Keith and Sue Havens discovered the same operator would build a gas pipeline ...
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15 years after the BP oil spill disaster, how is the Gulf of Mexico faring?
Down past New Orleans lies Plaquemines parish, a narrow sliver of land at the tip of Louisiana that reaches southward like a ...
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15 years later, Deepwater Horizon spill remains largest in history
South Louisiana marks 15 years since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill this week. Why it matters: The spill remains the largest ...
15 years after Deepwater Horizon oil spill, lawsuits stall and restoration is incomplete
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Fifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded off the Gulf Coast, killing 11 and sending 134 ...
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15 Years Later: Deepwater Horizon Still Haunts Louisiana’s Shores
It was 15 years ago, on April 20th, 2010, that the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling platform exploded in the Gulf and sent over ...
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15 years after Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Examining the Gulf's economic recovery
The Deepwater Horizon disaster ultimately led to the largest environmental settlement in U.S. history. While BP was deemed ...
Pensacola Beach residents recall devastation of Deepwater Horizon spill 15 years later
PENSACOLA, Fla. --15 years ago, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded 40 miles off the coast of Louisiana.The BP-owned rig ...
The Lasting Impact of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Louisiana's Coast
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which occurred on April 20, 2010, was a catastrophic event that left an indelible mark on the Gulf of Mexico. The explosion of the Macondo well, operated by BP, ...