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U.S. Supreme Court rejects BP, Anadarko over Deepwater Horizon spill penalties
2015-06-29 15:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected bids by BP Plc(BP.L) and Anadarko Petroleum Corp(APC.N) to avoid penalties under federal pollution law in connection with the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The high court left in place a June 2014 ruling by the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which said the companies were liable for civil penalties under the federal Clean Water Act. The April 20, 2010, Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion and Macondo oil well rupture killed...
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Refugio oil spill cleanup costs near $100 million
2015-06-27 11:53:32| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Patrick Hodgins, director of safety and security for Plains All American Pipeline, answers questions about the Refugio oil spill at the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors hearing room Friday. Plains All American Pipeline estimates that the cleanup of the oil spill near Refugio Beach has cost $96 million thus far, but the economic and environmental consequences may be more difficult to quantify.
Liquid asphalt spill into Sandy River caused no environmental impacts, state officials say
2015-06-26 18:43:43| Waste Management - Topix.net
Marcia Danab, an Oregon Department of Environmental Quality spokeswoman, said cleanup has begun - made easier because the asphalt cooled quickly once it hit the soil and water, forming a solid mass. "There was no fish kill, no sheen on the water," Danab said.
US House panel probing California crude oil spill that blackened beaches, created ...
2015-06-26 04:06:29| Energy - Topix.net
In this May 21, 2015 file photo, a bird covered in oil flaps its wings at Refugio State Beach, north of Goleta, Calif. As thousands of gallons of crude oil from a ruptured pipeline spread along the California coast, its operator was unable to contact workers near the break to get information required to alert federal emergency officials, records released Wednesday, June 24, 2015 said.
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US House panel probing California crude oil spill that blackened beaches, created ocean slick
2015-06-26 03:45:53| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
In this May 21, 2015 file photo, a bird covered in oil flaps its wings at Refugio State Beach, north of Goleta, Calif. As thousands of gallons of crude oil from a ruptured pipeline spread along the California coast, its operator was unable to contact workers near the break to get information required to alert federal emergency officials, records released Wednesday, June 24, 2015 said.
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