The funds are part of the BP Oil Spill settlement received by the state of Mississippi. Lawmakers will ultimately decide how ...

Footage from a 2012 documentary about the BP oil spill called “The Big Fix” apparently shows Orlando shooter Omar Mateen as a disgruntled employee while he was working as a security guard. Authorities ...

Most scientists believe that the full effects of the BP oil disaster won't be known for some time. But BP wouldn't be the sort of company that created major oil spills if it didn't leap boldly into ...

The effects of the chemicals used to contain the BP oil spill worry scientists. July 9, 2012— -- Two years ago this week, the wellhead that ruptured on the sea floor of the Gulf of Mexico, ...

Some $25 billion is headed to the five Gulf states that were devastated in the 2010 BP oil disaster. Just a fraction of the government fines and court settlements have been paid — but not all of it ...

Ten years after an oil rig explosion killed 11 workers and unleashed an environmental nightmare in the Gulf of Mexico, companies are drilling into deeper and deeper waters, where the payoffs can be ...

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill seems to divide people into two categories: those who can’t forget, and those who refuse to remember. In the first camp are Gulf Coast residents and environmentalists ...

The BP oil disaster holds a valuable lesson for investors. June 22, 2010 — -- Investors, take notice. The BP oil spill has taught us once again that no stock is immune from potential disaster. No ...

Down along the Gulf coast, the beaches look cleaner, the birds less tar-covered, but the longterm consequences of the BP oil spill are leaving their mark under the ocean's surface. Scientists continue ...