Judge OKs $4B BP oil spill criminal settlement

Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal judge on Tuesday approved an agreement for BP PLC to plead guilty to manslaughter and other charges and pay a record $4 billion in criminal penalties for the company's role in the 2010 rig explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico...

BP to pay $4.5 billion in oil spill settlement

Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - BP said Thursday that it will pay $4.5 billion in a settlement with the U.S. government over the massive 2010 oil spill and will plead guilty to felony counts related to the deaths of 11 workers and lying to Congress...

Is the new face of BP African-American?

Monica Land

theGRIO REPORT - Since their unprecedented environmental disaster on the Gulf Coast nearly two years ago, BP Oil has been on a major course of damage control to restore their image...

Minorities still in the muck one year after BP spill

Janelle Richards

theGRIO REPORT - The NAACP released their report today, which explored how minorities have been affected by the gulf oil spill...

One year later: Gulf Coast is still not whole

Jacqui Patterson

OPINION - For 153 days, Gulf communities suffered as their economic, environmental and health care realities were shaken...

What the Gulf Coast needs now

Monique Harden

OPINION - What the Gulf needs now is national galvanized commitment that supports the people of the Gulf...

US sues BP, 8 other companies in Gulf oil spill

theGrio

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration's lawsuit asks that the companies be held liable without limitation under the Oil Pollution Act for all removal costs and damages caused by the oil spill...

EPA administrator: Health of Gulf Coast is vital to US environment

Lisa Jackson

OPINION - The best restoration plans will come from the Gulf to Washington, not from Washington to the Gulf...

Coast Guard: No oil sheen from Gulf explosion

theGrio

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AP) - The Coast Guard said initial reports indicated all 13 crew members from the rig were in the water. One was injured, but there were no deaths....

Obama heralds New Orleans' revival after storm

theGrio

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - And he pledged: "My administration is going to stand with you and fight alongside you until the job is done."...

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Judge OKs $4B BP oil spill criminal settlement

BP to pay $4.5 billion in oil spill settlement

Is the new face of BP African-American?

Minorities still in the muck one year after BP spill

One year later: Gulf Coast is still not whole

What the Gulf Coast needs now

US sues BP, 8 other companies in Gulf oil spill

EPA administrator: Health of Gulf Coast is vital to US environment

Coast Guard: No oil sheen from Gulf explosion

Obama heralds New Orleans' revival after storm

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