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BP Oil Spill Judge ‘Leaning' Toward Pact Approval
The U.S. judge presiding overlawsuits tied to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill said he is"leaning" toward approving BP Plc (BP/) 's multibillion dollar settlement with private plaintiffs. BP ...
BP Gulf Oil Spill Lawsuit Settlement News Only Adds To More Confusion And Frustration Says Plaintiffs
NEW ORLEANS, April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 100,000 people and business owners were hoping to get some clarity last week as to when they would be getting some cash relief from their various claims ...
First Criminal Charges Filed in BP Oil Spill
FILE - In this April 21, 2010 file image provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon.
Oiled rookeries look different 2 years after spill
Before the BP oil spill, this shrubby island along the Louisiana coast was a lush green rookery where noisy brown pelicans and other birds clamored. Two years later, the island is smaller and ragged, full of dead black mangrove stumps and muddy patches.
Gulf oil spill: Two years later, safety lessons ignored
In its rush to pump more oil, America is ignoring the key lesson of the Gulf oil spill two years ago. Complex drilling, wherever it occurs, comes with unknowable risks.
BP oil spill now 2 years old
Today marks two years since BP's infamous oil spill in the gulf...
AP photographer describes Gulf oil spill then, now
I had been taking pictures of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico for about a month before I made my first visit to Cat Island on May 22, 2010. I will never forget what I saw there.
2 years later, fish sick near BP oil spill site
Open sores. Parasitic infections. Chewed-up-looking fins. Gashes. Mysterious black streaks. Two years after the drilling-rig explosion that touched off the biggest offshore oil spill in U.S. history, scientists are beginning to suspect that fish in the Gulf of Mexico are suffering the effects of the petroleum.
BP seals $7.8 bn settlement in US oil spill
Oil giant BP said Wednesday it has finalized a $7.8 billion deal to settle thousands of claims from fishermen and others affected by the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
BP settles with private plantiffs over Gulf oil spill
The multinational corporation said Wednesday it will pay out $7.8 billion from the $20 billion trust it set up after the Deepwater Horizon explosion.
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