Gulf oil spill

Pelicans are nesting at Queen Bess Island in Barataria Bay. Five years ago, the nesting season here was marred by the oil gushing out of the Deepwater Horizon disaster.

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5 Years After BP Oil Spill, Effects Linger And Recovery Is Slow

7:04pm April 21, 2015

by Debbie Elliott

The 2010 explosion at the Deepwater Horizon rig set off an environmental and economic catastrophe. Towns and ecosystems along the Gulf Coast are still struggling to rebound.

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The Deepwater Horizon oil rig burned on April 21, 2010.

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Supreme Court Rejects BP's Challenge To Gulf Oil Spill Settlement

3:13pm December 08, 2014

by Jeff Brady

The oil giant had hoped to limit how much it will pay under a 2012 settlement with people and businesses on the Gulf Coast. BP originally estimated it would pay $7.8 billion to settle claims.