BP paid a steep price for the Gulf oil spill but for the US a decade later, it's business as usual
The Deepwater Horizon disaster set new records for holding polluters to account. But it had much less impact on laws regulating offshore drilling or US oil dependence.
David M. Uhlmann, Jeffrey F. Liss Professor from Practice and Director, Environmental Law and Policy Program, University of Michigan •
conversation
April 23, 2020 • ~8 min
April 23, 2020 • ~8 min
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Coastal fish populations didn't crash after the Deepwater Horizon spill – why not?
The 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill caused widespread damage in the Gulf of Mexico, but some parts of this complex ecosystem fared better than others.
F. Joel Fodrie, Associate Professor of Marine Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill •
conversation
April 16, 2020 • ~9 min
April 16, 2020 • ~9 min
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Scientists have found oil from the Deepwater Horizon blowout in fishes' livers and on the deep ocean floor
The Deepwater Horizon oil disaster catalyzed a decade of research on oil contamination in the Gulf of Mexico, from surface waters to the seabed, with surprising findings.
Sherryl Gilbert, Assistant Director, C-IMAGE Consortium, University of South Florida •
conversation
April 13, 2020 • ~10 min
April 13, 2020 • ~10 min
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A decade after the Deepwater Horizon explosion, offshore drilling is still unsafe
The BP Deepwater Horizon blowout on April 20, 2010 triggered the largest offshore oil spill in history. Ten years later, post-spill reforms are being undone and the Gulf of Mexico remains vulnerable.
Donald Boesch, Professor of Marine Science, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science •
conversation
April 10, 2020 • ~9 min
April 10, 2020 • ~9 min
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