Nation Oct 21 Lawsuit says Trump administration ignored risk of huge spills to endangered species By Janet McConnaughey, Associated Press
Nation Jul 02 Watch After a long legal fight, BP agrees to largest environmental settlement in U.S. history In the nation’s worst oil disaster, 134 million gallons of crude gushed into the Gulf of Mexico, coating beaches and barrier islands, killing thousands of animals and decimating fisheries. Now nearly five years later, oil giant British Petroleum is facing… By PBS News Hour
Science May 20 Watch 5:01 New science shows Gulf spill is still killing dolphins More than 1,000 bottlenose dolphins have died off the Gulf Coast since 2010, the year a massive Deepwater Horizon spill spewed millions of gallons of oil and chemicals. A new study by researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration… By PBS News Hour
Science Apr 23 5 key things we learned about oil spills from the Gulf Coast disaster The Deepwater Horizon event was a national tragedy: 11 workers killed in a blowout, an ecosystem inundated with oil and the livelihoods of many in the Gulf states disrupted. In a response effort of unparalleled scale, a diverse group of… By David Valentine
Science Aug 02 Study: ‘Footprint’ of 2010 Gulf Oil Spill may be worse than thought Penn State researchers recently found two partially dead deep sea coral reefs 22 kilometers east of the site of the 2010 Gulf Oil Spill. Before these findings, biologists only knew of one reef that was damaged by the oil spill. By Xander Landen
Oct 15 Former Halliburton manager admits to deleting evidence of 2010 oil spill Former manager of Halliburton Anthony Badalamenti pleaded guilty Tuesday to destroying evidence linked to 2010 Gulf of Mexico spill. He faces a maximum sentence of one year in jail. Continue reading
Sep 19 FROM THE WIRE Halliburton manager was charged with destroying evidence after BP's Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Continue reading
Apr 26 One Year Later, Where Does BP Stand? In the weeks after the magnitude of the Gulf oil spill became ever larger and clearer, most of the attention was focused on the growing environmental impact. But many people soon began asking another question: Would the disaster change… Continue reading
May 28 Watch Shields and Brooks Discuss the Gulf Oil Spill’s Political Price Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks sort through the top political stories of the week, including the government's role in the Gulf oil disaster and the expensive governor's race in California. Continue watching
May 07 Watch Shields and Brooks Assess Economy’s Signals, NYC Bomb Plot Suspect Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks sort through the top political stories of the week, including the national security concernes raised by the foiled New York City bombing and the ongoing oil cleanup in the Gulf of Mexico. Continue watching