February 2012
3 posts
Judge: BP contract shielded Halliburton in spill
January 31, 2012 ~ By Cain Burdeau, Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that Halliburton, the Houston-based company that supplied cement for the ill-fated Macondo well that blew in the Gulf of Mexico, may not have to pay many of the pollution claims that resulted from the catastrophic spill because it was shielded in a contract with well-owner BP. Still, U.S. District...
Long-term effects of Gulf oil spill on shrimp,...
January 30, 2012 ~ by Benjamin Aexander-Bloch, The Times-Picayune Gulf of Mexico shrimp, along with all seafood, has been tested extensively to assure that it’s safe for consumption in the wake of the BP oil spill, but the long-term effects on fish species from that oil, and the chemicals used to fight it, are still largely unknown. Possible effects on the growth and mortality of Gulf shrimp...
January 2012
5 posts
Gulf of Mexico oil spill environmental data drives...
Jan. 12, 2012- Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune BP’s chief environmental scientist assigned to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Thursday said the company, working with state and federal trustees, remains on a fast pace aimed at restoring resources damaged during the 2010 spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Briefing reporters by phone in advance of a month-long series of hearings on proposed...
Gulf Coast Children Experiencing Health Challenges →
In the wake of the BP Oil Disaster many Gulf Coast residents continue to face health challenges.
BP Oil Spill: Prosecutors Reportedly Preparing...
Dec. 29, 2011 ~ The Huffington Post Federal prosecutors are preparing the first criminal charges against BP in connection with the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the worst of its kind in U.S. history, the Wall Street Journal reports. The charges, reportedly to be revealed early next year, center around several engineers and may include providing false information about the risks of drilling in...