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Research indicates Miss. River diversions could harm marshland

By Bob Marshall thelensnola.org For decades, those leading the life-and-death struggle to keep southeast Louisiana from being swallowed by the Gulf of Mexico have had

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BP defends safety record in 2010 rig disaster

By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer Last week, BP executives and others testifying in New Orleans said the company was safety conscious when it operated the

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Exxon oil spill leaves Arkansas neighborhood in shock
By Lisa Song Contributing Writer Editor’s Note: The rupture of an oil pipeline last week carrying Canadian tar sands has focused national attention on the risks of transporting this particular type ...
Halliburton defends the cement it designed for BP in 2010
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer At the Gulf spill trial last week, Halliburton staffer Jesse Gagliano said BP rejected several of his recommendations on cement for the Macondo well, putting safety at ...
Fire boats battle blazing remnants of the Deepwater Horizon rig the day after it exploded on April 20, 2010.  Photo courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard.
Transocean denies skimping on rig maintenance
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer Week Five at the Gulf payday loans elk river mn spill trial last week, a Transocean executive and a company captain testified that the Swiss-based giant didn’t ...
Coast reclamation advocates warn fight over how to spend BP fines far from over
By Bob Marshall thelensnola.org As lawyers battle in federal court to determine how many billions in fines BP and its partners owe for damages caused by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, Louisiana ...
BP employees and outside experts testify in spill trial
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer Editor’s note: This instant cash advance store hours article is part of a series on the trial. In the second week of a milestone spill ...
Lawsuit seeks withheld information about leaking Gulf oil wells
By Sue Sturgis Contributing Writer bad credit loans lubbock texas (Special from Facing South) —Clean water advocates have filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Coast Guard over ...
Spill trial against BP and its partners gets under way
By Susan Buchanan Contributing Writer Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles on the trial. A landmark environmental trial kicked off last week at United States ...
Top state official rebuts dire warning, insists coast can be saved
By Bob Marshall http://thelensnola.org Yes, we can. And, by the way: cash advance in grand island nebraska You’re wrong. That’s how Garret Graves, head of the Louisiana Coastal Protection and ...

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