BP Oil Spill

BP bears the majority of responsibility among the companies involved in the nation’s worst offshore oil spill, a federal judge ruled Thursday, citing the…

The oil giant is paying billions of dollars to businesses hurt by the 2010 spill, but won't pay business owners hurt by a government drilling moratorium that was put in place after the spill.

The Gulf of Mexico accounts for more than 20 percent of U.S. domestic oil production. But few see these operations far offshore.

A new study by marine biologists based at the University of South Florida shows that an outbreak of skin lesions and oil residue signatures discovered in…

Mahi-mahi are among the fastest fish in the ocean, but a study shows the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is putting the brakes on their swimming.The Miami…

"Grab hands and join the fight against offshore drilling." That will be the message Saturday, when people across seven countries join "Hands Across the…

Sunday marks the 4th anniversary of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Even though most of the visible oil is gone, the effects of chemical…

Florida expects to be added to a multi-state federal lawsuit against BP over "widespread" damages from the Deepwater Horizon disaster, after spending…

A federal appeals panel ruled Monday that businesses don't have to prove that they were directly harmed by BP's 2010 Gulf Of Mexico oil spill to collect…

Dolphins living in one of the areas worst hit by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill were in bad shape a year later, with lung problems consistent with exposure…

Located around St. Petersburg's waterfront are a number of research institutions that would be the envy of most coastal cities: the Florida Institute of…

Both the U.S. government and BP have estimates on just how much oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon explosion in 2010. The problem: They reached two different numbers. At stake is up to $18 billion in fines and penalties under federal environmental laws.