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U.S. launches criminal probe of BP spill
June 1, 2010 4:23 PM
Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday that federal authorities have opened criminal and civil investigations into the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill. Holder would not specify which companies or individuals might be the targets of the probe. He said federal clean air and pollution laws give him the... more » -
Scientists: Gulf spill now far bigger than Valdez
May 27, 2010 12:42 PM
Scientists say the Gulf of Mexico spill has now leaked far more oil than the Exxon Valdez disaster - maybe even three-and-a-half times as much. That makes the Gulf spill by far the worst in U.S. history. U.S. Geological Survey Director Dr. Marcia McNutt said Thursday that a government... more » -
BP had a key role in the Exxon Valdez disaster
May 25, 2010 8:54 AM
Since a busted oil well began spewing crude into the Gulf of Mexico a month ago, the catastrophe has constantly been measured against the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster. The Alaska spill leaked nearly 11 million gallons of crude, killed countless wildlife and tarnished the owner of the damaged tanker,... more »
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