You can weigh in on plans to rehabilitate the Bob Sikes Fishing Pier. Escambia County is hosting another public meeting ...

This is when the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded, sending millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Not only were the environmental impacts seen shortly after the spill occurred ...

With one day left to… U.S., five states announce settlement with BP over gulf oil spill The Justice Department ... of claims arising from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of ...

The Justice Department and five states on Monday announced a $20 billion final settlement of claims arising from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. BP has reached an $18.7 ...

Over a decade on from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, could we do a better job at cleaning it up today? (Credit: Getty Images) Major oil spills can be catastrophic for seabirds and marine life.

The House Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee on Tuesday unanimously approved the House bill, which received support ...

When we think of oil spills, the images that come to mind may include seabirds coated in black slime, huge iridescent slicks lapping onto shore and armies of wellington-clad cleaners armed with ...

In Short's view, prior knowledge about oil spills meant that in the Deepwater Horizon spill "you can be quite certain in advance" that the continued application of dispersants on parts of the oil ...