From the very beginning of the BP oil spill—when reporters were told that there probably was no oil spill at all—the people in charge have consistently underestimated the size of the spill. After that ...

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 ...

In a newly released interview that dates back to June 2020, former Senior White House advisor David Axelrod said that during the administration of former President Barack Obama, President Donald ...

Alex threatens to stall cleanup -- Miss. Gov. says his state is at risk. June 28, 2010— -- Just weeks ago, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour claimed that oil was not a big threat to the people of ...

Thicker oil than ever hitting shore, as workers try new cleanup techniques. June 9, 2010— -- With more oil from the BP spill now coming ashore than ever, the environmental crisis along the Gulf ...

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. In April 2010, a state-of-the-art ...

Fireboats try to extinguish the blaze on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig south of Venice after an explosion on Wednesday, April 21, 2010. The explosion and fire killed 11 workers on the rig. (Michael ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cleanup workers try to scoop up all the toxic globs on Pensacola Beach from the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon spill. Now BP is back ...

Charitable donations to the human victims of the BP oil spill are turning out to be miniscule compared to those for other recent disasters, according to MSNBC. The explosion that began the spill also ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Researchers estimate that some 1 million birds, across 93 species, were killed due to the disaster, when an oil rig operated by BP Exploration & ...