Since the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig killed 11 workers and set off a gigantic environmental disaster, NewsHour journalists have hosted dozens of discussions and filed scores of stories to help shed light on the causes and fallout…

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The lead investigator of the national oil spill commission said there's no evidence of BP trading dollars for safety, but a long list of errors by the companies involved in the Deepwater Horizon rig's operation were aired at a new…

Oil company executives traded blame for last month's explosion at an offshore rig in the Gulf of Mexico at hearings in Washington and Louisiana. Gwen Ifill talks to a Wall Street Journal reporter for more on the investigation into the…

Oil rig survivor Christopher Choy recently shared his story with the NewsHour and NPR.