BP Oil Spill

Reports of an oil slick surfacing off the Louisiana coast south of Plaquemines Parish has resulted in an ongoing investigation by the U.S. Coast Guard.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is reopening Elmer's Island effective tomorrow at noon.

A portion of the beach at Grand Isle State Park has been reopened for the first time in nearly a year.

The Coast Guard's investigation of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion disaster concludes that rig owner Transocean's flaws in safety management, and overall lax on-rig safety practices contributed to the catastrophe. 11 men died when the rig exploded on April 20th of last year...

On the one year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon Rig explosion, BP has sued Transocean for $40 billion dollars.

On the first anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon explosion, New Iberia Congressman Jeff Landry has introduced a bill in Congress which would require a rescue vessel to be stationed within 12 miles of offshore drilling platforms.

Lafayette, LA – U.S. Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., MD (R-Southwest Louisiana) today issued the following statement in remembrance of the eleven men killed in the Deepwater Horizon tragedy on April 20, 2010.

One day before the anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, the  federal government says fishing can resume in the last area of the Gulf of Mexico closed because of the massive BP oil spill.

The families of the eleven men killed almost a year ago in the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf say their loved ones are all but forgotten except by their families.

This week marks the one-year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and the world's largest environmental disaster is still having an impact on birds.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports more dead dolphins are washing ashore in Louisiana.

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Maintenance on a safety device that failed to stop last year's BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was the focus as a federal panel resumed hearings on the disaster in New Orleans.

As we approach the one-year anniversary of the April 20th Deepwater Horizon disaster, an LSU coastal scientist says Louisiana's marshes are in better shape than once feared.

WASHINGTON – At a Capitol Hill press conference today hosted by Women of the Storm, United States Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., welcomed the Obama Administration’s support for dedicating at least 80% of civil Clean Water Act penalties incurred by those responsible for the spill to the Gulf Coast.

BATON ROUGE — The head of the Louisiana Democratic Party called on Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal to cancel a Tuesday campaign fundraiser that is being hosted by the CEO of a company handling Gulf oil spill claims for BP PLC.

WASHINGTON — People familiar with the investigation of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill say manslaughter and perjury are among the possible violations being explored by Justice Department investigators.

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter today introduced the Natural Resources Restoration Act of 2011, which would require expedited coastal and fishery recovery and restoration from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster.

The Post-Katrina action group Women Of The Storm take their "FEMA tarp" blue umbrellas to Capitol Hill in Washington DC today.

(Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Sen. David Vitter today called on Gulf Coast Claims Facility administrator Ken Feinberg to immediately address the concerns of a growing number of Louisianians who have not received timely and equitable treatment in the claims process resulting from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill last April.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal regulators plan to scout U.S. colleges next month for students interested in environmental science in an effort to recruit more workers for the agency that oversees offshore drilling.