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Companies begin defense in Gulf oil spill trial

NEW ORLEANS -- Workers on the drilling rig that exploded at the outset of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill catastrophe were "trying to get it right" as they monitored BP's well for signs of trouble before the blast, an expert witness for the company that owned the rig testified Monday.

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Trial for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill begins

Trial for the Gulf oil spill begins.
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Manatee OKs $68.6 million wish list for ecosystem projects funded by oil spill fines

County officials Thursday approved $68.6million in ecosystem restoration projects they hope will qualify for funds expected eventually as a result of fines and penalties stemming from the 2010 Gulf oil spill.
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Long, uncertain path ahead for Gulf restoration after oil spill

4:Long, uncertain path ahead for Gulf restoration.
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Millions coming to Manatee County as a result of 2010 oil disaster, officials say

Manatee County can expect between $4.7 million and $19 million resulting from the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster.
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USDA announced $50 million for Gulf river basins

HOUSTON -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday pledged $50 million to a program designed to restore seven river basins from Florida to Texas in an attempt to show a blueprint for rebuilding the Gulf Coast’s fragile ecosystem is more than just another federal report.
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Researchers find signs of oil in La. marsh fish

WASHINGTON -- Seafood from the Gulf of Mexico is safe to eat and the water is clear after the BP oil spill, but a biological study released Monday shows that effects of the oil on a small Louisiana marsh fish could be an early sign of trouble ahead for fish populations.
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Probe finds 3 companies violated safety rules

WASHINGTON -- The three companies drilling the exploratory Macondo oil well in the Gulf of Mexico all violated federal safety regulations leading up to last year’s oil spill, a federal investigation concluded in findings that could be crucial for a Justice Department investigation and numerous...
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Bipartisan bill seeks BP funds for 5 Gulf states

WASHINGTON -- In an unusual show of bipartisanship, nine Gulf Coast senators from both parties 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...
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A year later, Gulf Coast still coming to terms with oil spill

BAYOU LA BATRE, Ala. -- It was nearing sunset on a muggy night when Debra Bosarge arrived at the State Docks, her daughter, Celia, buckled into the passenger seat. They were there to wave goodbye as Bosarge’s boyfriend, Connie Johnson, set out for a night of shrimping aboard the trawler Empty...
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Fla. economists look at oil spill revenue losses

TALLAHASSEE -- The complex task of determining how much revenue, whether it be sales taxes or hunting and fishing license fees, that Florida lost due to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill began Wednesday.