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As news surfaced today that scientists have discovered a 22-mile-long plume of underwater oil extending to the southwest of the BP oil well that exploded months ago, we are reminded that the long-term effects of the spill...

BP and the U.S. Coast Guard have scheduled to host an open house at the Sigur Civic Center in Chalmette this Thursday, August 19, to answer questions about the oil spill response. Representatives from BP, the state Department

The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has reached a consensus that the slew of upcoming Oil Spill Litigation Cases will be tried in federal court in New Orleans before Judge Carl J. Barbier. Early speculation...

President Obama’s top advisor on energy and climate change issued a statement today that indicated that he would be supporting an initiative proposed by Louisiana Senator, Mary Landrieu that would result in the...

BP announced today that the procedure involving pumping heavy mud into its damaged oil well known as a ‘static kill’ appears to have been successful and that the company will be able to begin the process of...

In a statement released today, BP announced that in order to expedite the claims process for businesses experiencing critical cash flow shortages as a result of the oil spill that it would begin referring business owners to...

An oil spill flowing from a breached pipeline into the Kalamazoo River in Michigan was reported earlier this week and is now estimated to have released 800,000 gallons into the surrounding areas prompting the declaration of a

News broke today that Tony Hayward, the BP CEO at the center of a storm of public relations snafus in the early period of the Gulf Oil Spill disaster, will be stepping down in October. Hayward is rumored to be moving to...

The new cap put on the gushing well in the Gulf of Mexico seems to be holding, but several leaks have been discovered in and around the well. While officials say that the leaks are not a current cause for concern since the...

Throughout the Gulf oil disaster, BP has claimed numerous times that it is going to do whatever it takes to make things right. The company has stated that it will honor all legitimate claims and will pay out accordingly....

BP is in the process of putting a new cap on the gushing well in the Gulf of Mexico. After removing the older, temporary cap a few days ago, oil has been flowing into the Gulf unobstructed. The new cap, which has the...

In the wake of U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman’s decision to lift the ban on offshore drilling established by President Obama, supporters of the moratorium have raised concern about whether the judge should have recused

On Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge Martin Feldman stated that there should be an injunction on the federal moratorium for drilling in the Gulf of Mexico during the next six months.  Instead of allowing the executive...

BP executives tried to defend their actions on Wednesday at the State Capitol during a hearing about the unresolved issues resulting from the oil spill. Fingers were pointed at BP and also the federal government for a lack of

Within the last few days, the oil spill from BP’s Deep Water Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico has reached the tourist driven regions of Florida. On the beaches where thousands of people come to visit each year, tar balls...

The explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oilrig on April 20th and its subsequent sinking two days later has left the Gulf of Mexico facing a potential disaster. The explosion has left 11 men presumed dead, and 4 others in...