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Rig worker’s dad says BP should pay $45 billion fine for Gulf
blast
The father of one of the 11 drilling rig workers killed in the
Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 tells a federal
judge that British oil giant BP should be forced to pay at least $45 billion
to resolve manslaughter and other criminal charges stemming from the
disaster.
Baton Rouge ExxonMobil seeks expansion permit that would
increase emissions
The Baton Rouge ExxonMobil chemical plant is requesting
permission to perform expansion projects that will ultimately lead to
higher emissions levels, according to a public notice released Monday
from the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality.
Federal judge to consider BP plea agreement in Gulf oil spill
A federal judge on Tuesday scheduled a hearing for Jan. 29 in New
Orleans to consider a plea agreement by BP Exploration and Production
Inc. in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, in which the company will plead
guilty to 14 felony counts, including manslaughter and obstruction of
Congress, and pay a record fine.
More than 150,000 gallons of oil and water recovered since oil
spill in Kill Van Kull, Coast Guard says
More 156,000 gallons of oil and water mixture have been recovered
since the Friday night spill that dumped oil from a barge into the Kill Van
Kull and washed up on Bayonne and Staten Island shores, according to
officials.
15 Birds Stained By Oil Spill Off Staten Island As Clean Up
Continues
An oil spill off the coast of Staten Island has affected at least 15
birds, but authorities say the damage has largely been contained. “Tri-state
bird and wildlife experts are walking the beaches on Shooters Island to
survey the birds that have been impacted, and so far only 15 out of the
nearly 3,000 birds that have been sighted have been stained by oil,” Coast
Guard spokesman Mike Hanson said this morning. “The oil might stain
the bird, but it has no significant impact on its life.