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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: Lifestyle and Leisure, BP Plc, Science, Mining, Conservation

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

  2. 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: Hurricane Katrina (2005), BP Plc, Prosecution, National Government, Politics

    3. Feb 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Carnival Triumph cruise ship adrift; long lines for toilets, food

    Passengers stranded on a cruise ship adrift in the Gulf of Mexico say they must stand in long lines to use working bathrooms and to get hot meals.
    Passengers stranded on a cruise ship adrift in the Gulf of Mexico say they must stand in long lines to use working bathrooms and to get hot meals. The messages from passengers on the Carnival Triumph, drifting in the Gulf of Mexico after an engine...

    Tags: Mexico, Cruises, Travel, Carnival Cruise Lines, Arts and Culture

    4. Feb 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. BP says gulf states are seeking more than $34 billion in claims

    Oil giant BP said it is confronting more than $34 billion in damage claims related to the Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico and the nation's biggest offshore oil spill.
    Oil giant BP said it is confronting more than $34 billion in damage claims related to the Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico and the nation's biggest offshore oil spill. Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida presented their claims...

    Tags: BP Plc, Mexico, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Emergency Incidents, Federal Aviation Administration

    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: BP Plc, Prosecution, Environmental Pollution, Justice System, Murder

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

  6. 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: BP Plc, Prosecution, Environmental Pollution, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Justice System

    7. Jul 11, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Philip Fradkin dies at 77; environmental writer chronicled the West

    Philip L. Fradkin, a native New Yorker whose fascination with the West turned him into an astute chronicler of the region's history and environmental legacy in books on such topics as the great San Francisco earthquake, nuclear test fallout in Nevada and the survival of the Colorado River, died Saturday at his home in Point Reyes Station, Calif. He was 77.
    Philip L. Fradkin, a native New Yorker whose fascination with the West turned him into an astute chronicler of the region's history and environmental legacy in books on such topics as the great San Francisco earthquake, nuclear test fallout in Nevada...

    Tags: Conservation, Entertainment Events, Authors, Wallace Stegner, Obituaries

    8. Dec 6, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  8. Inupiat whaling, drilling at stake in recent Alaskan mayor’s race

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    Independent photojournalists Will Rose and Kajsa Sjölander were on Alaska’s North Slope in November to document traditional whaling by the native Inupiat people, and found themselves at the height of a highly charged mayoral election season, with...
    9. Dec 14, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  9. In first gulf oil lease auction since spill, BP bids -- and bids

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    In the first auction of Gulf-based leases since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010, BP submitted 11 high bids for drilling leases....
    10. Oct 24, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Burning oil from BP spill produced carbon plumes

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    Research released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has concluded that weeks of burning off oil from last summer's BP spill released more than 1 million tons of carbon into the atmosphere....
    11. Oct 28, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Gulf oil spill claim payouts reach $5.5 billion

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    A year and a half after the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the administrator of BP’s $20-billion restitution fund told Congress Thursday that he has has paid out about $5.5 billion to more than 213,000 victims of the nation’s worst offshore...
    12. Nov 3, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  12. Gulf of Mexico fish-tracking system goes full steam ahead

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    Gulf Wild system: A trade association of Gulf fishermen is tagging and credentialing each of the fish its members pull from the water. IThe Gulf Wild system is in response to deepening concerns about seafood mislabeling and the safety of fish caught in...
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