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BP rig supervisors challenge manslaughter counts

Two BP rig supervisors charged in the deaths of 11 workers in the Deepwater Horizon disaster claim the manslaughter counts in their indictment must be dismissed because they don't apply to conduct...

OSHA impersonator gets 57 months in oil spill scam

A woman has been sentenced to 57 months in prison for bilking Gulf Coast residents by posing as a federal safety official after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Texas sues BP for damages related to oil spill

Texas has become the fifth state to sue British oil company BP over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, seeking damages for the 2010 disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.

BP contractor finds cement samples midtrial

A lawyer for the cement contractor on the Deepwater Horizon drilling project says the company has found cement samples possibly associated with BP's Macondo well that weren't turned over to the...

Worker: Rig was bustling before BP well blowout

A worker says a flurry of activity on the Deepwater Horizon hindered his ability to monitor BP's well for signs of trouble before the April 2010 blowout that caused the drilling rig to explode.

Halliburton exec testifies at Gulf spill trial

An executive from the company that was BP's cement contractor on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig testified Monday that he learned of some "irregularities" in tests that the contractor's...

BP oil spill judge hears rig blast survivor

A Transocean employee who survived the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion says a subordinate killed in the blast was one of the workers who apparently missed signs that BP's Macondo well was on the...

BP executive defends report on Gulf oil spill

The BP executive who led the company's probe of the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion is defending the contents of his team's report on the disaster during the fourth day of testimony in a trial...

BP manager didn't see 'high risk' in drilling

BP's head of drilling engineering for the Gulf of Mexico at the time of the Deepwater Horizon disaster testified he didn't believe deepwater drilling was a "high-risk" activity before the 2010...

1st witness to testify in Gulf oil spill trial

Robert Bea, an expert witness for the plaintiffs who sued BP PLC and other companies involved in the Deepwater Horizon disaster, will share his theories about what caused BP's Macondo well to...

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University Place lender Emiel Kandi arrested, indicted in mortgage fraud scheme

Two BP rig supervisors charged in the deaths of 11 workers in the Deepwater Horizon disaster...

Progress slow in Gulf Coast oil cleanup as funding still uncertain

Peter Andrew Bosch Smoke rises from the burning of oil caught on the surface at the site of the...

Fishing Line: Week of June 5, 2013

Fishing for catfish in the Deep Water Channel, along the river, and Lisbon Slough was been good...

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BP Reveals It Knew About Explosion Risk at the Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig Before It Happened

Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

BP Reveals It Knew About Explosion Risk at the Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig Before It Happened

Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

BP Reveals It Knew About Explosion Risk at the Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig Before It Happened

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Coast Guard, BP end Gulf cleanup in 3 states

(CNN) -- The Coast Guard and BP declared the Deepwater Horizon cleanup over in three states...

Three years after BP oil spill, active clean-up ends in three states

BP has spent more than $14 billion on cleanup activities and 70 million personnel hours in...

Restoration of the Gulf of Mexico can't wait

They co-chaired the National Commission on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling.