The money will go toward a concise but ambitious set of coastal restoration projects, including the creation of 100 acres of ...

* Clean Water Act allows per-barrel fines for oil spillers * Civil fines may raise liability, not subject to cap * Extent of fine depends on whether there was negligence * Liability, including fines, ...

NEW ORLEANS — Fifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded off the Gulf Coast, killing 11 and sending 134 million gallons of crude gushing into the ocean, the effects of the nation's ...

In mid-May, Mark Miller set up shop in a vacant Kia auto dealership in Pascagoula, Miss. — an oceanfront city near the middle of the U.S. Gulf Coast. Unlike the previous tenant, though, he’s not ...

Fisherman Leopoldo Salgado holds clumps of oil residue collected along the shore days after an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that authorities said originated from an unidentified vessel and two ...

Follow this author to personalize your feed and get instant alerts. WHY FOLLOW? Update your preferences in Account Settings Weathered oil near the coast of Louisiana after the explosion and collapse ...