Oil spill

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June 27, 2023
A new oil spill at a Shell facility in Nigeria has contaminated farmland and a river, upending livelihoods in the…
March 27, 2023
Philadelphia residents are being told that they may want to drink only bottled water following a chemical spill into the…
November 23, 2021
Gasoline prices are expected to drop with the latest move by Biden to release millions of barrels from oil reserves…
October 3, 2021
At least 126,000 gallons of oil spilled into the waters off Orange County, according to a statement from the city…
August 29, 2020
Hundreds flocked to Port Louis, Mauritius to protest the government's handling of a recent oil spill that has killed dozens…
August 16, 2020
Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth declared a state of environmental emergency on Thursday and pleaded for international help.
January 29, 2013
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal judge on Tuesday approved an agreement for BP PLC to plead guilty to manslaughter…
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...
September 2, 2010
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AP) - The Coast Guard said initial reports indicated all 13 crew members from the rig were…
August 29, 2010
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - And he pledged: "My administration is going to stand with you and fight alongside you until…
August 24, 2010
OPINION - The ugly legacy of a "separate and unequal" doctrine haunts environmental policies that negatively impact low-income communities of…
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 20, 2010
VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. (AP) - Still, doubts remain about the strength of the U.S. economy, and Obama tried to tamp…