Study Praises RESTORE Act as Good for Businesses Sunshine State News The RESTORE Act would ensure that 80 percent of the fines from the BP oil spill last year would go to restore the Gulf region. The measure has already moved through the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and has the backing of both Sunshine … Report: Federal RESTORE Act would generate many jobs for Florida businessesWTSP 10 News US releases Gulf recovery roadmapUpstream Online RESTORE Act Fines Could Provide Job Opportunities in Gulf Coast, 32 Other StatesMarketWatch (press release)
Federal Judge Rules State Laws Cannot be Used in Gulf Oil Spill Damages Cases AllGov … cannot rely on state laws to recover damages for the August 2010 BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill accident. But the states may use federal statutes to collect monies from companies found responsible in federal courts for the environmental disaster. … Environment: Ready for another Gulf oil disaster?Summit County Citizens Voice BP loses 2 big Gulf oil spill rulingsThe Associated Press From The Oil Disaster Frontlines; Victory Up North As The Battle Rages In The GulfNatural Resources Defense Council (blog) BusinessWeek –bestofneworleans.com –Examiner.com all 323 news articles »
State Law Will Not Apply in Recovery for Damages from Gulf Oil Spill Courthouse News Service Barbier this week granted in part and denied in part oil spill defendants' motions to dismiss complaints from the states of Alabama and Louisiana. In a separate ruling, Barbier said BP cannot use Transocean's liability insurance. … BP Must Face Gulf Spill Claims From Alabama and LouisianaBusinessWeek BP loses 2 big Gulf oil spill rulingsThe Associated Press Judge Rules Twice Against BP Regarding Gulf Oil SpillCSNews Online The Louisiana Record –Live Insurance News –Bloomberg all 311 news articles »
Energy Department Awards WVU Researchers for Gulf Oil Spill Work State Journal … for estimating the rate of oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico, and also for developing options to cap the well. This work led to effective analyses of raw data, which guided major decisions to help reduce the environmental cost of the disaster. …
Deepwater Horizon Spill Cost to Florida at Million — and Rising Sunshine State News Rick Scott and the attorney general's office agreed that a claim would be preferable to joining a multistate lawsuit filed in New Orleans against Transocean Ltd., the owners of the Deepwater Horizon rig. A federal joint task force of the Bureau of … History-making litigation: Deepwater Horizon cases flood Gulf Coast courtroomsBizjournals.com (blog) The Fragile State of Our EnvironmentNational Geographic No Liability in Effort to Put Out Oil Rig FireCourthouse News Service San Francisco Chronicle –Economic Times –Natural Resources Defense Council (blog) all 403 news articles »
The Fragile State of Our Environment National Geographic For this series of photographs, I spent two months in the Gulf on assignment for Greenpeace photographing the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. These photographs explore the tenseness of the situation in the Gulf of Mexico as the oil seeps into an already … History-making litigation: Deepwater Horizon cases flood Gulf Coast courtroomsBizjournals.com (blog) BP loses bid to resume offshore drilling in gulfSan Francisco Chronicle US allowing BP to bid on oil leases in Gulf of MexicoEconomic Times Houston Business Journal –Houston Chronicle –The Maritime Executive all 396 news articles »
Florida Seeks Outside Counsel for Possible BP Lawsuit Sunshine State News On Friday, Florida's Revenue Estimating Conference — a multi-agency board of state economists — will meet in Tallahassee to discuss the economic impact on Florida of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In April, Gov. Rick Scott and the attorney … USCG: Deepwater Horizon Is NOT Source Of Gulf Oil SheenGCaptain (press release) Coast Guard: Sunken rig is not the source of the Gulf sheenFuelFix (blog) Gulf of Mexico oil spill to be front and center at hearingsNOLA.com Daily Comet –The Daily Princetonian all 9 news articles »
Judge Must Decide if State Law Applies to Punitive Damages in BP Oil Spill Courthouse News Service NEW ORLEANS (CN) – A federal judge must decide whether Alabama and Louisiana can recover punitive damages for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill under state law. The decision could have lasting consequences on the states' oil spill … Let's learn from BP mistakesBelleville News Democrat Deepwater Horizon oil spill cleanup workers may have escaped harm7thSpace Interactive (press release) BOEMRE has surprise oil spill drillUPI.com Natural Resources Defense Council (blog) –WUSF 89.7 News –Oil & Gas Journal all 41 news articles »
Louisiana State University To Investigate Health Effects Of Gulf Oil Spill ThirdAge Recreational fishermen have returned to Grand Isle, Louisiana, April 18, 2011, a year after the BP Deepwater Horizon oil… Read More spill. The explosion of the Deepwater Horizon killed 11 men working on the platform and caused an underwater leak that … Black Tide Reveals the Struggle of Gulf Coast Communities After Deepwater HorizonSmall Business Trends Researching the effects of the BP oil spill: An editorialNOLA.com Halliburton: BP Hid info that might have prevented spillHouston Chronicle Salient News –Gulf Coast Maritime –Christian Science Monitor all 594 news articles »
Gulf of Mexico's significance felt on state, national levels Fort Worth Star Telegram We all know the kind of lashing the Gulf has taken from recent hurricanes and last year's disastrous Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Louisiana took it on the chin with that one, but the rest of us held our collective breath and waited for the disaster to …
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