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Judge OKs deal for BP to plead guilty, pay $4 billion in penalties for role in oil spill
Associated PressA federal judge on Tuesday approved an agreement for BP PLC to plead guilty to manslaughter and other charges and pay a record $4 billion in criminal penalties for the company's role in the 2010 oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Before she ruled, U.S....Tags: U.S. Congress, Court Preliminary, U.S. Department of Justice, Government, Prosecution
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Letters to the Editor - Nov. 10
County’s deal for school land still needs to be explained To the editor: I was struck by a question not answered by Commissioner William McKinley in his Oct. 2 letter regarding the recent purchase of land for the proposed West City elementary...Tags: Pacific Ocean, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Environmental Issues, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Petroleum Industry
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Art Callaham: Business and the environment
Two of my friends, 16-year -olds Nate and Ethan, asked me, after reading my column comparing business with government in terms of structure, to comment on corporations (business) relative to the environment. So, Nate, Ethan, and all of the rest of the...Tags: Plant Openings, Crime, Law and Justice, Water Pollution, Justice System, Environmental Issues
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Oil spill cleared at intersection of National Pike and Mill Street
An oil spill was reported in Clear Spring near the intersection of National Pike and Mill Street, also called U.S. 40 and Md. 68 respectively, a supervisor for Washington County Emergency Services said. Police were responding to the oil spill at 12:19 p....Tags: Environmental Issues
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Officials keep an eye on Inland Waterway cooking oil spill
ALANSON — After Tuesday’s late evening two-vehicle crash, about 5,500 gallons of a mix of used cooking oil and water spilled from a semi-truck — one of the two involved vehicles — and oozed its way toward the Crooked River. The...
Tags: Transportation Accidents, Environmental Cleanup, Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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ExxonMobil faces federal lawsuit over Arkansas oil spill
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department and the state of Arkansas filed suit against the oil giant ExxonMobil over a March 29 pipeline rupture that spilled 210,000 gallons of oil into a residential neighborhood and waterways in the small town of...Tags: Keystone XL Pipeline, Environmental Cleanup, Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mayflower Voyage (1620)
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Clean-up proceeds after truck accident
ALANSON — Cleanup continued today, Thursday, following the late Tuesday two-vehicle accident that led to approximately 12,000 to 13,000 pounds of used cooking oil being spilled near the intersection of U.S. 31 and East Street. According to Audrie...
Tags: Transportation Accidents, Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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State, feds taking ExxonMobil to court over Arkansas oil spill
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- State and federal prosecutors in Arkansas are seeking civil penalties from ExxonMobil Pipeline Co. over the company's oil spill in a central Arkansas neighborhood. Attorney General Dustin McDaniel and U.S. Attorney Chris Thyer...
Tags: Justice System, Lawyers, Environmental Issues, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Environmental Pollution
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Three years later, BP oil cleanup ends in some Gulf Coast states
This post has been updated and corrected, as indicated below.Three years after a cataclysmic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, oil producer BP announced Monday that active oil cleanup had ended in three states hit by the disaster. The gulf, the company said, is getting back to normal, a claim contested by...Tags: U.S. Coast Guard, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Petroleum Industry, Gulf of Mexico, Trayvon Martin
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Cleanup work after BP oil spill end in three states
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Cleanup work has ended in three of the states affected by BP PLC's massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the company said Monday. The London-based oil giant said the Coast Guard has concluded "active cleanup operations"...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Environmental Pollution, BP Plc
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Letters to the Editor: Parking, oil spill, D-day
On June 1, I parked downtown on Orange Avenue at 9 a.m. I checked the parking meter and saw no notation that payment was required 24-7 or on weekends. So, I did not put in any money. I had to work in the courthouse complex that morning and planned to...
Tags: Dietary Supplements, Justice System, Lawyers, Fluoride, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010)
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Progress slow in cleanup of Gulf Coast oil well disaster
WASHINGTON - Three years after the infamous BP oil spill off the Gulf Coast, lawmakers are still trying to nail down the effectiveness of past, present and future relief efforts backed by billions of dollars. Restoration efforts will receive anywhere...Tags: Ecosystems, Science and Technology, Renovation, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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