There has been no shortage of tragedy and heartbreak attached to what may already be the greatest environmental catastrophe in U.S. history. But elements of strangeness and irony have also been ...

The Justice Department and five states on Monday announced a $20 billion final settlement of claims arising from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. BP has reached an $18.7 ...

When the BP oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, it killed 11 people ... In many cases, the contamination from the spill ...

5 Years After Worst Oil Spill? Why Did ‘Shocking' Amounts of BP Oil Fall to the Seafloor? Why Did ‘Shocking' Amounts of BP Oil Fall to the Seafloor? Is Gulf Oil Spill's Damage Over or Still ...

Offshore drilling is a direct result of the growing global appetite for oil and gas. At present, ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico are being exposed to an oil spill larger in magnitude and scope ...

Oil giants BP and Shell are starting to struggle amid a glut of black gold. And growth in demand looks likely to slow ...

T he 2010 Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon was the largest accidental oil spill in history. With almost 100 million gallons (379 million liters) of oil combined with dispersants suggested to ...

A federal judge has granted more time to rewrite rules governing endangered species in the Gulf of Mexico ... for a repeat of the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and its failure to recognize ...

The continued existence of Gulf of Mexico Rice’s whales is at stake in this case ... Rice’s whales lost an estimated 20% of their population as a result of the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, ...

The proposed amendment, approved by the state Legislature earlier this year, could help the state address expected cash shortages for coastal restoration as billions in funding related to the 2010 BP ...