Judge delays ex-BP engineer's trial
A federal judge has agreed to postpone the trial of a former BP engineer charged with deleting text messages about the company's response to its 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Full story
Exxon challenges $1.7M Yellowstone spill penalty
Exxon Mobil Corp. is challenging $1.7 million in penalties proposed by federal safety regulators who faulted the oil company over a 63,000-gallon crude oil spill into the Yellowstone River, according to documents released Monday by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Full story
Mental Scars Run Deep Years After BP Spill: Op-Ed
Matthew Lee is a professor of sociology and associate vice chancellor in the Office of Research and Economic Development atLSU and has been closely involved in LSU's research response to the BP Deepwater Horizon drilling disaster. He contributed this article to LiveScience'sExpert Voices: Op-Ed & In Full story
Exxon's Pegasus oil pipe spills crude into Missouri yard
(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp's near 70-year-old Pegasus oil pipeline spilled a small amount of crude on Tuesday into a residential yard in Ripley County, Missouri, a month after the same pipe spewed thousands of barrels of crude in Arkansas. Full story
NY City sues BP over Deepwater Horizon spill: Comptroller
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City said on Friday it sued BP Plc for more than $39 million of losses it claims beneficiaries of the city's pension funds sustained due to BP's "misconduct and fraudulent behavior" linked to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Full story
Toxic BP oil clean-up chemical sickening those exposed
Mark Hertsgaard, contributor to The Daily Beast, talks with Rachel Maddow about the devastating health effects of Corexit, the oil dispersant used by BP in the Gulf to clean up oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill on the workers and residents of the area.
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Arkansas AG keeping Exxon honest
Dustin McDaniel, Arkansas Attorney General, talks with Rachel Maddow about the pressure he's keeping on Exxon to hold them accountable for the pipeline rupture that has polluted the town of Mayflower, Arkansas - particularly necessary given the power they exert over the spill scene.
Exxon turns to paper towels for oil spill clean-up
Rachel Maddow shares photos and video of the pollution from the oil pipeline spill in Mayflower, Arkansas being addressed with paper towels.
How the Arkansas oil spill could affect the Keystone XL Pipeline
Now that a federal lawsuit has been filed over the Arkansas oil spill, MSNBC's Alex Witt talks to Coral Davenport, energy and environment reporter for the National Journal, about the Exxon-Mobile pipeline rupture and the Keystone XL Pipeline.
'Not your father's oil spill'
Deb Miller and Susan Connolly, Michigan residents who live near the Kalamazoo River oil spill who are now advocates for pipeline safety, talk with Rachel Maddow about why tar sands spills are particularly nasty to clean up, and the disappointing official response to the Kalamazoo River spill.
Arkansas investigates oil spill
Exxon Mobil insisted the age of the 65-year-old pipeline did not play a role in the rupture, saying inspection was up to date. NBC’s Anne Thompson reports.
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