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    May 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Study: Gulf oil spill is sickening fish vital to seafood industry

    The seafood is safe to eat and the Gulf of Mexico tourism industry is recovering three years after the nation’s worst offshore oil spill spewed more than 200 million gallons of crude oil into the waters off Louisiana. But despite that BP-sponsored commercial message, something appears to be amiss at the bottom of the Gulf’s food chain, according to new research.
    The seafood is safe to eat and the Gulf of Mexico tourism industry is recovering three years after the nation’s worst offshore oil spill spewed more than 200 million gallons of crude oil into the waters off Louisiana. But despite that BP-sponsored...

    Tags: Seafood, Environmental Pollution, Science, Medical Research, Ecosystems

    2. Apr 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Arkansas oil spill is only a fraction of annual pipeline losses

    The images from Mayflower, Ark., after a March 29 oil spill were particularly repulsive: A river of black goo running through yards and down the street of a subdivision, and hundreds of workers arriving to clean up an industrial mess in a peaceful burg.
    The images from Mayflower, Ark., after a March 29 oil spill were particularly repulsive: A river of black goo running through yards and down the street of a subdivision, and hundreds of workers arriving to clean up an industrial mess in a peaceful burg....

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, BP Plc, Environmental Issues, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010)

    3. Feb 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. UC expert questions BP management's role in gulf oil spill

    An expert witness for those suing BP over the nation’s worst environmental disaster criticized the company’s investigation of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as the civil trial entered its second day.
    An expert witness for those suing BP over the nation’s worst environmental disaster criticized the company’s investigation of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as the civil trial entered its second day. UC Berkeley engineering professor...

    Tags: Government, The Wall Street Journal, Politics, Environmental Pollution, Fines

    4. Feb 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Drilling company enters guilty plea in Gulf oil spill

    Transocean Deepwater Inc., an oil drilling company, formally pleaded guilty on Thursday to a misdemeanor charge and will pay $400 million in criminal penalties, the latest action in the 2010 Gulf oil spill.
    Transocean Deepwater Inc., an oil drilling company, formally pleaded guilty on Thursday to a misdemeanor charge and will pay $400 million in criminal penalties, the latest action in the 2010 Gulf oil spill. U.S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo in New...

    Tags: Environmental Pollution, Crime, Law and Justice, Eric Holder, Court Preliminary, Justice System

    5. Jan 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. BP pleads guilty to manslaughter in 2010 gulf oil spill

    A federal judge in New Orleans accepted an agreement for BP to plead guilty to manslaughter and other charges and pay a record fine in connection with the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, which ranks as one of the nation’s worst environmental disasters.
    A federal judge in New Orleans accepted an agreement for BP to plead guilty to manslaughter and other charges and pay a record fine in connection with the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, which ranks as one of the nation’s worst environmental...

    Tags: Environmental Pollution, Fines, Crime, Law and Justice, Eric Holder, Court Preliminary

    6. Jan 28, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Cleanup continues after Mississippi River barge oil spill

    At least 21 vessels were backed up along the Mississippi River as authorities worked on Monday to clean up an oil spill from a barge that hit a railroad bridge near Vicksburg, Miss.
    At least 21 vessels were backed up along the Mississippi River as authorities worked on Monday to clean up an oil spill from a barge that hit a railroad bridge near Vicksburg, Miss. Officials have placed more than 2,500 feet of boom to contain the...

    Tags: Railway Transportation

    7. Jan 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Oil spills after two barges strike Mississippi River bridge

    Oil spilled into the Mississippi River after two oil barges hit a bridge near Vicksburg, Miss., early Sunday morning, the U.S. Coast Guard reported.
    Oil spilled into the Mississippi River after two oil barges hit a bridge near Vicksburg, Miss., early Sunday morning, the U.S. Coast Guard reported. The barges, laden with crude oil, were being pulled by the tow boat Nature's Way Endeavor when they...

    Tags: Environmental Pollution, National Transportation Safety Board, Environmental Issues, U.S. Coast Guard, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010)

    8. Jan 7, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  8. No apparent leak after empty oil tanker hits Bay Bridge

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    Officials on Monday afternoon were assessing the damage after an oil tanker collided with the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, but initial reports indicated that the vessel did not appear to be leaking oil. The 752-foot Overseas Reymar hit the tower just...
    9. Jan 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Problems prompt federal review of Arctic drilling operations

    After a series of problems plagued the debut of offshore oil drilling in the U.S. Arctic, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar Tuesday ordered a high-level, expedited review of oil operations in Alaskan waters aimed at achieving “safe and responsible exploration for energy resources in the Arctic.”
    After a series of problems plagued the debut of offshore oil drilling in the U.S. Arctic, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar Tuesday ordered a high-level, expedited review of oil operations in Alaskan waters aimed at achieving “safe and responsible...

    Tags: Energy Resources, Environmental Pollution, Petroleum Industry, Ken Salazar, U.S. Department of the Interior

    10. Dec 10, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Arctic shipping is disaster waiting to happen, safety group warns

    Ferrying a load of soybeans from Seattle to China in 2004, the engine of Malaysian freighter Selendang Ayu lost power and the vessel broke in half on rocks off Unalaska Island in the middle of the Alaskan archipelago.
    Ferrying a load of soybeans from Seattle to China in 2004, the engine of Malaysian freighter Selendang Ayu lost power and the vessel broke in half on rocks off Unalaska Island in the middle of the Alaskan archipelago. A ferocious Bering Sea storm...

    Tags: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues, Water Pollution

    11. Nov 28, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. BP shut out of U.S. contracts: Feds cite deadly blast, poor response

    BP, which has agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges in connection with the nation's worst offshore oil spill, was suspended from new government contracts on Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency announced.
    BP, which has agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges in connection with the nation's worst offshore oil spill, was suspended from new government contracts on Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency announced. In suspending the company, the...

    Tags: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Laws, Environmental Pollution, Criminal Laws, Crime, Law and Justice

    12. Aug 24, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  12. Greenpeace scales Russian oil platform to protest Arctic drilling

    World Now
    Greenpeace activists scaled a frigid Russian oil platform on Friday to draw attention to the possible dangers of drilling in the Arctic, warning a spill could sully nature reserves long before crews are able to clean it up....
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