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October 29, 2021
Rep. Ilhan Omar blasts oil execs at hearing, asking them to resign given their role in pollution, climate change.
SALISBURY, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 03: The BP logo is illuminated at a petrol station on February 3, 2008 in Salisbury, United Kingdom. Results for the full year due tomorrow are likely to show a drop in profits after another tough quarter for the business. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) thegrio.com
February 22, 2018
A humiliating racial profiling incident can happen anywhere—including your local gas station. Last Thursday, Rachel Sherman reportedly pulled into to her local
April 17, 2015
theGRIO REPORT - An attack at a Memphis gas station was caught on camera, showing dozens of teens swarming and…
December 10, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Melphine Evans, a former top executive at BP, has filed a lawsuit against her former employer, in…
January 29, 2013
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal judge on Tuesday approved an agreement for BP PLC to plead guilty to manslaughter…
November 16, 2012
(AP) - BP's $4.5 billion settlement of federal criminal charges in the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico…
November 15, 2012
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - BP said Thursday that it will pay $4.5 billion in a settlement with the U.S. government…
January 10, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Since their unprecedented environmental disaster on the Gulf Coast nearly two years ago, BP Oil has been…
April 20, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - The NAACP released their report today, which explored how minorities have been affected by the gulf oil…
April 20, 2011
OPINION - For 153 days, Gulf communities suffered as their economic, environmental and health care realities were shaken...
April 19, 2011
OPINION - What the Gulf needs now is national galvanized commitment that supports the people of the Gulf...
December 15, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration's lawsuit asks that the companies be held liable without limitation under the Oil Pollution…
November 19, 2010
OPINION - The best restoration plans will come from the Gulf to Washington, not from Washington to the Gulf...
August 29, 2010
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - And he pledged: "My administration is going to stand with you and fight alongside you until…
August 26, 2010
theGRIO VIDEO - As the fifth anniversary of Katrina approaches, New Orleans residents have much to reflect on...
August 23, 2010
theGRIO VIDEO - Director Spike Lee's latest documentary picks up New Orleans five years since Hurricane Katrina devastated the city...
August 23, 2010
REVIEW - It's the indomitable spirit of the people of New Orleans that compels you to pay attention and be…
August 14, 2010
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Obama said his family planned to "enjoy the beach and the water -- to…
August 9, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - "I'm a Bears fan, I'm not going to lie, but this was a big win for the…
August 4, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - No more oil is likely to leak into the Gulf of Mexico now that efforts to plug…