The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Restoration Is Still Ongoing
During 2011 and 2012, the resulting highly insoluble recalcitrant C25+ oily residues remained on the shorelines, bottom sediments, or bound to suspended particulates in the water column. Weathering changed the oil’s composition in various … See more
A 6-year arc of improved regulatory oversight following the Deepwater Horizon event—designed to better balance environmental and safety concerns with energy development—peaked at the end of the Obama administration, turning downward with the … See more
Over 10 yearsafter the Deepwater Horizon oil spill — one of the largest environmental disasters in human history — a sticky oil residue still coats some marshland in the Gulf of Mexico. The … See more
Restoring the Gulf: 10 Years After Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
WEBApr 13, 2020 · From the coastal marshes to the deepest parts of the Gulf of Mexico, the entire ecosystem was impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Now, NOAA and …
The biggest oil spill in US history: What we've learned since …
WEBSep 6, 2024 · The Deepwater Horizon disaster is among the most lamented environmental catastrophes of the past century. It's hard to comprehend how incredibly huge the spill …
Thirteen Years After Deepwater Horizon, Restoration …
WEBApr 20, 2023 · Through the cooperation and coordination of five states, four federal agencies, numerous partners, and thousands of deeply committed individuals, strong restoration progress continues in the Gulf of Mexico …
Deepwater Horizon - Wikipedia
Deepwater Horizon was an ultra-deepwater, dynamically positioned, semi-submersible offshore drilling rig owned by Transocean and operated by the BP company. On April 20, 2010, while drilling in the Gulf of Mexico at the Macondo Prospect, a blowout caused an explosion on the rig that killed 11 crewmen and ignited a fireball visible from 40 miles (64 km) away. The fire was inextinguish…
Wikipedia · Text under CC-BY-SA licenseDeepwater Horizon Ten Years On - The New York Times
WEBApr 19, 2020 · WASHINGTON — Shortly before 10 p.m. on April 20, 2010, an explosion ripped through the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, unleashing the …
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How We’re Restoring the Gulf 10 Years After …
WEBApr 17, 2020 · From the coastal marshes to the deepest parts of the Gulf of Mexico, the entire ecosystem was impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Now, NOAA and federal and state partners are leading the largest …
Deepwater Horizon 10 Years Later: 10 Questions
WEBOn April 20, the United States will commemorate ten years since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The 2010 oil rig explosion killed 11 people, injured 17, and released 134 million gallons of oil into …
Deepwater Horizon | Oil Spills | Damage Assessment, …
WEBThe Deepwater Horizon spill resulted in the largest natural resource damage assessment ever undertaken. What's Happening Now? In 2011, one year after the spill, BP agreed to provide up to $1 billion toward …
Biden Revived Rules Designed to Prevent Another …
WEBAug 22, 2023 · The Department of the Interior announced on Tuesday that it had reinstated Obama-era safety rules for offshore drilling that were created after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon catastrophe, which...
