Scientists Conclusively Link BP Oil Spill with Unprecedented Dolphin Die-Off
Published on Thursday, May 21, 2015 by Common Dreams by Deirdre Fulton, staff writer Scientists...
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US Plans New Offshore Drilling Rules, But Questions Remain
Published on Saturday, April 11, 2015 by Common Dreams by Nadia Prupis, staff writer The U.S. is...
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Supreme Court Orders BP to Pay Up
Published on Tuesday, December 09, 2014 by Common Dreams by Sarah Lazare, staff writer Despite...
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Federal Judge: BP ‘Grossly Negligent’ in Gulf Oil Disaster
Published on Thursday, September 04, 2014 by Common Dreams by Andrea Germanos, staff writer...
Read MoreBP Green-Lighted to Drill in Gulf Waters 'Still Suffering From Its Damage'
Oil giant strikes deal with EPA despite 11 counts of manslaughter and ongoing devastation to coastal communities
Read MoreStudy Shows Gulf Oil Spill Linked to Dolphin Disease and Death
After examining dolphins in the Gulf following the disaster, scientists from NOAA found prevalent symptoms indicative of “petroleum hydrocarbon exposure and toxicity.”
Read More'Outrageous': BP Ad Claims 'American Businesses' Real Victims of Gulf Disaster
The ad, featuring comments from both the US Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers, criticizes the process by which local residents, small-business owners, and impacted communities have been compensated
Read MoreBP's Attempt to Avoid Gulf Victim Payments Blocked by Judge
US federal judge has blocked attempts Friday by oil giant British Petroleum (BP) to temporarily suspend payments to victims of the 2010 Gulf oil spill
Read MoreDeeper Than Deepwater: Shell Plans World's Riskiest Offshore Well
Shell’s new well will begin at almost twice that depth of the Macondo: 9,500 feet under water. The site of the well, the “Stones field”, is 200 miles south-west of New Orleans.
Read More'People's History' of Gulf Oil Disaster Reveals Deadly Truth Behind Dispersant Corexit
the chemical dispersant that was used to “clean up” was knowingly used to make the gushing oil merely “appear invisible” all the while exasperating levels of toxicity in the Gulf waters
Read MoreBP accused of greed, lax safety at US oil spill trial
US prosecutors are determined to prove that gross negligence caused the April 20, 2010 blast that killed 11 workers and sank the BP-leased Deepwater Horizon rig, sending millions of barrels of oil gushing into the sea.
Read MoreUS plans $16 bln Gulf spill settlement with BP: report
BP pleaded guilty, in November, to criminal charges — including felony manslaughter — and agreed to pay a record $4.5 billion in criminal fines for the Gulf oil spill
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