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BP Oil Spill Trashed More Shoreline Than Scientists Thought
2016-04-20 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: The largest oil spill in U.S. history was even bigger than previously thought, at least in terms of the amount of coastline that was oiled, scientists report in a new study. The findings shed new light onto the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, which began six years ago Wednesday. Scientists from the federal government's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and several private research companies found oil along 1,313 miles (2,113 kilometers) out of 5,930 miles (9,545...
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N.Y. Officials Reach Oil Spill Settlement With ExxonMobil04/14/2016
2016-04-16 03:26:38| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman earlier this month announced a $10.75 million settlement with Exxon Mobil Corp. to reimburse the New York Environmental Protection and Spill Compensation Fund for oil spill cleanup and petroleum contamination removal costs at eight locations across the state. ExxonMobil and ExxonMobil Oil Corp., individually and as successors-in-interest to Mobil Oil Corp. and Mobil Corp., operated the sites of the spills as gas stations, some as early as the 1930s.
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A Look At TransCanada's Spill Detection Systema
2016-04-14 04:28:10| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
TransCanada is still looking for answers as to why they weren't the ones to detect the oil spill in South Dakota. There's more than just one step that didn't see the leak coming but TransCanada is still investigating.
Baby Dolphin Deaths Linked to BP Oil Spill
2016-04-13 11:49:46| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
If we judged the worst oil spills in history only by gallons leaked, the Exxon Valdez disaster -- which occurred 25 years ago today -- would not make the list. However, adding in environmental impacts and clean-up efforts, it's still recognized as one of most damaging spills to date.
Oregon DEQ fines firm over Columbia River oil spill
2016-04-11 21:20:27| Waste Management - Topix.net
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has fined a company more than $13,000 because of an oil spill last fall. A cargo vessel owned by Oriente Maritime collided with Pier 1 at the Port of Astoria, spilling 250 gallons of diesel fuel into the Columbia River.
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