10 Species 10 Years Later
<p>This report, 10 Species, 10 Years Later, summarizes the best information available about the wildlife featured. We selected these species for many reasons: They represent different types of affected
Gulf Of Mexico
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White House Blocked BP Oil Spill Estimates: Panel
The White House in the spring blocked release of government worst-case estimates of the amount of oil spewing from BP's well in the Gulf of Mexico, the presidential commission looking into the accident said on Wednesday. The commission said government officials told its staff that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) wanted to release some of its long-term, worst-case spil
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U.S. Official Says BP Spill Fines Should Go To Gulf
A large portion of fines that BP Plc may pay for its role in the worst oil spill in U.S.
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Panel Wants BP Fines to Pay for Gulf Restoration
A large share of the penalties collected from BP for its Gulf of Mexico oil spill should be dedicated to repairing the ecological, economic, public health and psychological damage from the spill, according to a group named by President Obama to chart a course for the future of the wounded gulf. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, in July on an Alabama Marine Police boat to tour skimming operations near B
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Oil Spill Count Was Right, Study Finds
After several missteps, the federal government got it right, accurately estimating how much oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico, an independent scientific study found. Nearly 185 million gallons of oil spilled from the broken BP well into the Gulf of Mexico this summer, according to a study by two Columbia University researchers who made their estimates based on video.
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Another Storm, Another Spill for China Miner
<p>Zijin Mining Group Co. said Wednesday that a pool designed to contain hazardous runoff from a tin mine collapsed due to heavy rains. Rain has presented surprisingly big challenges this year for Zijin, one of China’s largest mining groups and a company that boasts its technological prowess, even in harsh conditions like the permafrost of Tibet.
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U.S. Government: No Sign Of Undersea Plume From BP Spill
The government is unable to confirm reports of a miles-long plume of oil lurking beneath the surface of the Gulf of Mexico from BP Plc's giant oil spill, a government scientist said on Tuesday. The government confirmed on Sunday that BP had permanently "killed" its deep-sea well that ruptured in April and unleashed the worst spill in U.S.
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U.S. Says BP Well Is Finally Dead
The federal government declared BP
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BP finally plugs well in Gulf of Mexico
US OFFICIALS said BP Plc killed its Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico after creating another cement seal, plugging the source of the largest offshore oil spill in US history.
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BP Begins Last Step in Sealing Stricken Well in the Gulf
Crews on Friday began pumping cement into BP
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BP blames contractors for oil spill
BP attempted to place much of the blame for the rig blast that led to the United States