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NOAA: BP oil spill may have contributed high mortality rate of dolphins

NOAA officials called a national media briefing Thursday and said that the BP oil spill could have played a role in the high number of dolphin deaths in the northern Gulf since 2010.

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Oil spill fund chief says he welcomes oversight

The administrator of a $20 billion fund to compensate victims of last year's Gulf of Mexico oil spill said he welcomes an independent audit of how much money has been paid out and what calculations were made to arrive at those payouts.

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Following complaints from Gulf, Congress seeks audit of BP oil spill fund

Republican Sens. Roger Wicker of Mississippi and Marco Rubio of Florida, unhappy with the handling of the $20 billion fund set up by BP to compensate victims of the 2010 Gulf oil spill, won Senate approval Friday for an independent audit of the organization.

220 days ago
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Gulf state lawmakers work to bring oil spill money home

Members of the House of Representatives from the five Gulf Coast states — Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida and Texas — announced Wednesday that they had agreed on a bill to direct at least 80 percent of the fines that BP is expected to pay for last year's oil spill to their...

235 days ago
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Researchers find signs of toxic oil effects in Louisiana marsh fish

Gulf seafood is safe to eat and the water is clear after the BP oil spill, but a new biology study released Monday shows that effects of the oil on a small Louisiana marsh fish could be an early warning sign of trouble ahead for fish populations.

243 days ago
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Bill to steer BP oil spill fines to Gulf states passes committee

A bipartisan effort to secure at least 80 percent of fines from the BP Gulf oil spill for the five Gulf Coast states — Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida and Texas — advanced Wednesday as the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approved the bill by voice vote.

250 days ago
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Commentary: Gulf oil spill report proves prevention is everything

The most exhaustive report to date about the Deepwater Horizon explosion lays most of the blame on decisions and practices by BP. The report also holds other companies responsible. But the federal investigation by the Coast Guard and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement...

256 days ago
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Feds nab Florida fisherman for attempting to defraud regarding oil spill

Eliu Gonzalez, a South Florida fisherman who worked the waters off Miami-Dade and Monroe counties for more than a decade, lived hundreds of miles from the Deepwater Horizon rig when it exploded in April 2010. But that didn’t stop Gonzalez from logging onto the British Petroleum’s Gulf...

271 days ago
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BP to return to Ocean Springs, Miss. for spill clean-up

Dark-amber mats of oil as big as a large man’s foot sit on the sand 10 feet from the water, and farther inland along the beaches of Horn Island’s west end. Recreational boater Nick Mason pointed out a swarm of quarter-sized tar globs floating around his boat anchored on the north side...

292 days ago
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Gulf Coast senators want BP fines to restore coastline

In an unusual show of bipartisanship, nine Gulf Coast senators joined forces Thursday to introduce a bill that would require at least 80 percent of penalties from last year's BP oil spill paid under the Clean Water Act to be directed to restoration projects in the five Gulf states: Mississippi, ...

312 days ago
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A year later, Gulf Coast still coming to terms with oil spill

The Gulf Coast is on the rebound a year after the BP oil spill wreaked havoc on the economy, environment and psyche. Yet the relief felt a year ago when crews finally maneuvered into place the cap that stopped the gushing well is tempered by anxiety over the future.

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