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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 ...
WWL Louisiana continues 'Investigates' series with new episode on BP oil spill aftermath
David Hammer’s second episode explores the lasting environmental and economic damage from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster ...
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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 ...
Scars still remain from BP oil spill 15 years later
The BP oil spill happened 15 years ago. It is still considered one of the worst environmental disasters this country has ever ...
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Fishermen struggle 15 years after the BP oil spill
Commercial fishermen in the Gulf are still grappling with the effects of the BP oil spill, 15 years later. Photo courtesy of ...
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15 years after the BP oil spill disaster, how is the Gulf of Mexico faring?
The spill also took a toll on other whale species ... Montagna found that the area of seafloor with medium to severe oil damage covers 321 km2 (124 mi2). When you include areas with possible ...
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 ...
‘Some type of oil spill’ discovered in Staten Island pond; residents raise alarm about polluted area
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A suspected “oil spill” is polluting a pond and endangering wildlife in a green space near Tottenville ...