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• Living Near Oil And Gas Operations Increases Risk of Cancer, Other Ailments: Study

  April 11, 2018

  Martha Garcia

  Living near oil and gas wells increases the risk of health problems due to air pollution, according to the findings of a new study.

• New Off-Shore Drilling Rules Seek To Prevent Events Like Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

  April 22, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  New offshore drilling well control rules have been finalized in the aftermath of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

• Gulf Oil Spill Settlement Could Exceed $7.8B in Payments By BP

  March 5, 2012

  Staff Writers

  To settle claims for damages suffered by businesses, consumers and others as a result of the catastrophic oil spill in...

• Justice Dept. Files Gulf Coast Oil Spill Lawsuit

  December 22, 2010

  Staff Writers

  BP, formerly known as British Petroleum, is just one of nine companies named in a civil lawsuit filed by the...

• Gulf Coast Oil Spill Lawyers Appointed to Leadership Roles in MDL

  October 11, 2010

  Staff Writers

  U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier, who is presiding over the consolidated federal BP oil spill litigation, has appointed 19 attorneys...

• BP Refinery Pollution Violations Result in $15M Clean Air Act Penalty

  October 4, 2010

  Staff Writers

  BP will pay $15 million to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for violations of federal air pollution laws that...

• Report Warns of Possible Long-term Side Effects of Oil Spill

  August 17, 2010

  Staff Writers

  Scientists are warning that residents of the Gulf Coast may suffer long-term health effects, including respiratory problems, cancer, skin ailments...

• BP Oil Spill Lawsuits Centralized in New Orleans

  August 11, 2010

  Staff Writers

  The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has decided that all federal lawsuits over the BP oil spill, which range...

• MDL Panel Set To Consider Centralization of BP Oil Spill Litigation Next Week

  July 23, 2010

  Staff Writers

  A panel of federal judges will hear arguments next week to determine whether the mounting federal litigation over the Gulf...

• Risk of Gulf Oil Spill Health Problems Have CDC on Alert

  June 10, 2010

  Staff Writers

  Federal health officials are on alert for potential health problems that could arise from the massive British Petroleum (BP) oil...