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They cleaned up BP's massive oil spill. Now they're sick

Thirteen years ago, they helped clean up BP's Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the largest ever in US waters. They rushed toward the toxic oil to save the place ...

Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill - 64 Parishes

On April 20, 2010, BP's Macondo well at Mississippi Canyon 252 blew out, killing eleven workers onboard the doomed Deepwater Horizon drilling ...

10 Years After Deepwater Horizon, Oil Spills and Accidents Are on ...

A Center for American Progress review of government data finds that oil spills, injuries, and accidents from offshore drilling are now on the ...

Traces of 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill still detectable in 2020 ...

There are traces of metals and toxic substances at the top of our most remote mountains, when none have ever been recorded in those areas in the past.

11 Facts About the BP Oil Spill - DoSomething.org

11 Facts About the BP Oil Spill · Responders used 5.5 million feet of boom, a barrier placed in water, to collect and absorb oil. · Of the 400 miles of Louisiana ...

Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster- Update on BP's attempt to stop ...

Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster- Update on BP's attempt to stop the oil leaks - The Macondo 252 well is now officially DEAD. May 3, 2010, 08:44 AM.  ...

Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill - Texas Parks and Wildlife

Phase III Early Restoration. Five Texas-based projects totaling about $18 million were approved to begin to compensate Texas for lost human use of natural ...

Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill - Gulf of Mexico Alliance

The Deepwater Horizon incident began the largest marine oil spill in history. The incident claimed 11 lives and oil spilled for three months before the well ...

Deep water Horizon oil spill - Beneath the horizon

Deepwater Horizon. On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, leased by BP, exploded in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Eleven workers were killed trying to ...

Remembering Deepwater Horizon, 10 Years Later - YouTube

10 years later: Scientists learn long-term impact of Deepwater Horizon spill. ABC Action News•27K views

I Investigated the Deepwater Horizon Disaster. When Will We Learn ...

Sam Sankar is Senior Vice President of Programs at Earthjustice and was deputy chief counsel of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill commission, which led the ...

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill ruined long-term shore stability

For at least eight years, the oil disaster continued to kill soil-retaining marsh plants along the Louisiana coast, accelerating shoreline ...

10 Years After Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Industry Says It's Better ...

10 Years After Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Industry Says It's Better Prepared ... After the Deepwater Horizon accident a capping stack like this ...

Macondo Blowout and Explosion | CSB - Chemical Safety Board

On April 20, 2010, a sudden explosion and fire occurred on the oil rig. The accident resulted in the deaths of 11 workers and caused a massive, ongoing oil ...

Long Term Effects of the Deep-water Horizon Oil Spill

Long Term Effects of the Deep-water Horizon Oil Spill ... The expedition was a collaboration of Schmidt Ocean Institute with a multidisciplinary research program ...

What is the status of the oil remaining in the Gulf from the Deepwater ...

The status of the oil remaining in the Gulf from the Deepwater Horizon spill? How long will this oil affect marine life?

Information on Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill | Outdoor Alabama

State Fishing Closure and Opening Timeline - All Marine Resources issued maps and press releases relating to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.

DNR Response to BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

A state plan that addresses the possibility of residual oil from the BP Deepwater Horizon spill reaching South Carolina shores.

14 years later, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill continues to affect ...

The spill killed countless plants, weakening the strength of the coastline and accelerating Louisiana's coastal erosion.

Links to Information about the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill ...

Listed below are links to several government and non-government websites with regularly-updated information about the cleanup and response efforts.


Deepwater Horizon oil spill

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The Deepwater Horizon oil spill was an environmental disaster which began on 20 April 2010, off the coast of the United States in the Gulf of Mexico on the BP-operated Macondo Prospect, considered the largest marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry and estimated to be 8 to 31 percent larger in volume than the previous largest, the Ixtoc I oil spill, also in the Gulf of Mexico.

National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling

Government agency

The National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling is a bipartisan presidential commission, established by Executive Order 13543 signed by Barack Obama on May 21, 2010, that is "tasked with providing recommendations on how the United States can prevent and mitigate the impact of any future spills that result from offshore drilling."

Economic effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Weeks after the event, and while it was still in progress, the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill was being discussed as a disaster with far reaching consequences sufficient to impact global economies, marketplaces and policies.

Deepwater Horizon

Semi-submersible

Deepwater Horizon was an ultra-deepwater, dynamically positioned, semi-submersible offshore drilling rig owned by Transocean and operated by the BP company.

Environmental impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has been described as the worst environmental disaster in the United States, releasing about 4.9 million barrels of crude oil making it the largest marine oil spill in history.

Oil spill

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An oil spill is the release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment, especially the marine ecosystem, due to human activity, and is a form of pollution.