BP Trial: Day 1 and Day 2 Court Transcripts
BP Trial: Day 1 and Day 2 Court Transcripts
Fishers still angry about 2010 BP oil spill
Oil giant BP says the clean-up following the 2010 spill in the Gulf of Mexico have been a success, but many fishers disagree. As the trial to resolve the remaining civil litigation opens, DW visits communities affected. 58 year-old fisherman Byron Encalade stands in one of his two boats. He hasn't used either of them in almost three years. [...]
Deadline for Hurricane Isaac flood-related loss claims once again extended
By Benjamin Alexander-Bloch, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune on February 22, 2013 at 12:42 PM, updated February 22, 2013 at 12:46 PM The deadline for Hurricane Isaac flood-related loss claims once again has been extended. The cutoff date had been Thursday (Feb. 21) for most Louisiana property owners with flood insurance policies, but FEMA now has pushed that back for [...]
Mystery ‘oil sheen’ grows near site of BP Gulf disaster, says researcher
By John Roach, Contributing Writer, NBC News A persistent, mysterious "oil sheen" in the Gulf of Mexico near the site of BP’s Deepwater Horizon disaster grew to more than seven-miles long and one-mile wide during a recent stretch of calm seas, based on aerial observations made by a former NASA physicist turned environmental activist. "We had maybe three or [...]
It’s Not Just Money Fears Blocking Access to Legal Help; Lawyer Distrust Is Growing
Posted Dec 1, 2012 2:20 AM CST By Rachel M. Zahorsky The fear of possibly unaffordable legal fees is paralyzing access to legal aid for a growing number of moderate-income Americans, as we reported in “Biloxi Blues” in last month’s ABA Journal. And while would-be clients, courts and lawyers struggle to find cost structures that bridge the gap between [...]
Mississippi To Get 335-Million From BP Criminal Settlement
By Jeffrey Hess | Published 16 Nov 2012 06:02pm Hundreds of Millions of new dollars are headed to the Mississippi Gulf coast now that oil company BP has settled its criminal charges with the federal government. But, as MPB's Jeffrey Hess reports, this settlement is not the end of the financial penalties the company could face. BP will pay [...]
