![US Urges Final Approval Of $20 Billion BP Oil Spill Pact](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2011/08/BP-Logo-Getty.jpg?w=300&h=200&zc=1&s=0&a=t&q=89&w=980&q=75)
US Urges Final Approval Of $20 Billion BP Oil Spill Pact
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A highly touted $20 billion oil spill settlement involving BP, the federal government and the five Gulf Coast states is moving closer to final approval.
Federal lawyers on Tuesday formally asked a judge in New Orleans to accept the agreement, which was announced last July and is aimed at resolving years of legal fighting over damage from the 2010 Gulf oil spill. A judge had found BP "grossly negligent" in the offshore rig explosion that killed 11 workers and caused the 134 million gallon spill.
The settlement included $5.5 billion in civil penalties and billions more to cover environmental damage and other claims by the states and local governments.
Tuesday's filing includes thousands of pages of exhibits, including statements gathered during a public comment period.
Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
More From News Talk 96.5 KPEL
![Donald Trump Has Made His Vice Presidential Pick](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/07/attachment-GettyImages-2159730000.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Man Wins $100,000 With Lottery Strategy From Watching ‘Lottery Changed My Life’](http://townsquare.media/site/33/files/2022/04/attachment-giorgio-trovato-BRl69uNXr7g-unsplash.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Louisiana to be Prominently Featured at Republican National Convention](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/07/attachment-RNC-LOGO.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![What We Know About the 20-Year-Old Man Who Tried to Assassinate Donald Trump](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/07/attachment-GettyImages-2161922154.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Local Officer Encountered Gunman Just Before He Shot Toward Trump at Rally](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/07/attachment-GettyImages-2161922387.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Man Killed at Trump Rally Identified as Former Fire Chief, ‘Girl Dad’ who ‘Died a Hero’](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/07/attachment-Untitled-design-2024-07-14T144115.615.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![UPDATE: Trump Safe, Shooter Neutralized After Shots Fired at Rally](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/07/attachment-Shooting-Trump-Rally-Pennsylvania.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Did Authorities Spot the Loch Ness Monster On a Texas Highway?](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/07/attachment-Screen-Shot-2024-07-09-at-8.07.05-AM.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![‘Birds Aren’t Real’ Movement Claim Birds Are a Government Conspiracy](http://townsquare.media/site/33/files/2021/06/attachment-Birds-Arent-Real-2.jpg?w=980&q=75)