Nine Years Later, the BP Oil Spill’s Environmental Mess Isn’t Gone

Nine years ago, BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded off the coast of Louisiana, causing the worst oil spill in US history. The disaster on April 20, 2010 killed 11 workers as the flaming rig sank into the Gulf of Mexico. It took nearly three months to stem the flow of oil from the ruptured … Continue reading Nine Years Later, the BP Oil Spill’s Environmental Mess Isn’t Gone