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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BP may be takeover target after settling oil spill for US$18.7b
BP’S US$18.7 billion settlement over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico spill draws a line under years of uncertainty to allow it to focus once again on growth but could make it an acquisition target. The British
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BP reaches $18.7 billion settlement over deadly 2010 spill
BP Plc will pay up to $18.7 billion in penalties to the U.S. government and five states to resolve nearly all claims from its deadly Gulf of Mexico oil spill five years ago in the largest corporate settlement
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Dolphin die-off in Gulf of Mexico spurred by BP oil spill: scientists
A record dolphin die-off in the northern Gulf of Mexico was caused by the largest oil spill in U.S. history, researchers said on Wednesday, citing a new study that found many of the dolphins died with
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Feds eye giving endangered status to Gulf whale species
With as few as about a dozen of the mammals left, federal regulators say a unique species of baleen whales in the Gulf of Mexico about 70 miles off the Florida Panhandle may be threatened with extinction
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Payout from BP oil spill settlement tops $5 bln
The administrator overseeing a BP Plc fund to compensate people and businesses claiming they were harmed by the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill said on Wednesday more than $5 billion has been paid out.
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Pemex Oil Platform Fire Kills At Least 4, Injures Dozens In Gulf Of Mexico
At least four people died after a fire broke out on a Pemex oil processing platform in the Gulf of Mexico early on Wednesday, leading to the evacuation of 302 workers, the Mexican state-run oil company
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New Hurricane Forecast Method Beats Other Models by Staggering 23 Percent
There may be a new and better method for predicting the number of hurricanes in an upcoming season. Scientists have created a new model that improves on the accuracy of seasonal hurricane forecasts for
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Five Years After the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Gulf Wildlife is Still Suffering
It's been almost five years since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploding, sending gallons upon gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Now, scientists have assessed the wildlife in the Gulf, and have
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Court upholds dismissal of manslaughter charges against BP employees
A federal appeals court upheld a district judge's decision to drop manslaughter charges against two former BP Plc (BP.L) well site managers over their roles in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil drilling disaster
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BP labours to cast doubt on Gulf spill study it dislikes
Global oil giant BP has apologised again and again for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. But lately, the company has been sounding less remorseful. Take a look at "The Whole Story." It's a web page