The larger bill has fueled the country's divisions, leading to warnings over its ballooning of the deficit and cuts to ...

Roughly 1.1 million gallons of crude oil spilled from a pipeline into the Gulf of Mexico in November 2023 because operators ...

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 ...

All told, an estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil (the equivalent of more than 210 million gallons, or 800 million liters) entered the sea. It slicked 111,000 square kilometers (43,000 square ...

The BP oil spill affected fish in the Gulf of Mexico in different ways. Some showed clear signs of oil exposure, with many reef fish developing skin lesions in 2011.

5 YEARS AGO: After Deepwater Horizon, way of life for Louisiana’s coastal communities threatened As the spill fades further into the past, experts debate how significant its lasting impact will be.

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 ...

FILE - A brown pelican is covered in oil on the beach in the aftermath of an oil spill at East Grand Terre Island along the Louisiana coast on June 3, 2010. When a deadly explosion destroyed BP's ...

Former boat captain John Maas poses for a portrait on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. Thousands of people who helped clean up after the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico say ...

GETTING SICK After the explosion on April 20, 2010, the spill was spectacular. A camera live-streamed the rupture on cable news, showing the world in real time gushing oil that wouldn’t stop.

BP declined to comment for this story, citing ongoing litigation 14 years after the spill. GETTING SICK After the explosion on April 20, 2010, the spill was spectacular.