Oil in the Gulf - WGNO

80% Of Something You Are Entitled To 100% Of Is Not A Bargain

Mike Church — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:28:00 CDT

News with a Twist: News with a View

A few months back I threw out the idea that this fuddy duddy little document here, the U.S. Constitution, gave the State Courts near exclusive power over any cases concerning foreign countries and a state. I was told that the Constitution didn’t matter because the Editors of the Times Picayune and some publicly funded marine biologists had oil scarred dolphins and turtles to care for.

Justice Department makes first arrest in BP Deepwater Horizon oil well disaster investigation

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:29:00 CDT

Criminal charges have been filed by the Justice Department against a former BP employee in the investigation of the Deepwater Horizon disaster.

BP Settles Gulf Lawsuit For $7.6 Billion

Curt Sprang — Fri, 2 Mar 2012 21:20:00 CST

BP reached an agreement with the group of people who were suing the company over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico oil disaster.

US oks BP's return to deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico

Ayesha Rascoe — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:05:00 CDT

BP passed its final hurdle to returning to the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday, receiving its first permit to drill a new well since its role in the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history.

Transocean blames BP for failings leading up to the Deepwater Horizon disaster

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 12:04:00 CDT

An internal investigation by Transocean, the owner of the rig that suffered a deadly explosion in the Gulf of Mexico last year, concluded that missteps by BP caused the enormous spill.

Oil slick appears near Venice

Glynn Boyd — Wed, 8 Jun 2011 00:00:00 CDT

Another oil slick appears just off Louisiana coastline. This one is about seven miles long.

BP Penalty Funds To Go Toward Fed. Govt., Not Coastal Restoration

By Dave Jordan — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:00:00 CDT

Long before the BP oil spill, marshes and barrier islands throughout the Gulf Coast were losing ground. Since the 1930s, hurricanes and developers chipped away at this region, leaving many areas vulnerable and defenseless.

50% Fewer Oysters 1 Year After Oil Spill

Vanessa Bolano — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 CDT

In Houma oyster harvesters with Motivatit Seafood say the freshwater diversions to keep oil away killed half of their oysters and WGNO's Vanessa Bolano tells us the fear of uncertainty is even worse.

P & J Oyster Company Struggles One Year After Spill

Christian Jennings — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:45:00 CDT

An iconic French Quarter seafood distributing company is speaking out about their struggles, both financially and emotionally, one year after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion and spill.

Report: BP Sues Blowout Preventer Manufacturer Cameron International

Joe Rawley — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:12:00 CDT

BP is suing Cameron International, the maker of the blowout preventer device which failed causing the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster, according to the Associated Press.