As Florida offshore drilling looms, birds less protected from spills under Trump

Just 20 days earlier, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig had exploded, killing 11 people and igniting one of the worst ...
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The Deepwater Horizon disaster: Lasting impacts and lingering questions 15 years later

After a massive explosion on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig killed 11 workers on April 20, 2010, millions of gallons of crude oil spewed into the Gulf of Mexico for months, triggering the most ...
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Oil Spill Spurs Calls to Roll Back Drilling Plan

When an explosion on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico claimed the lives of 11 people, the incident was declared a tragedy. Now, with the rig at the bottom of the Gulf and thousands of gallons of oil ...
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One decade after disaster, drilling returns to Santa Barbara

A panoramic view of Refugio State Beach in Santa Barbara County, California on May 19, 2025 (Sam Ribakoff/CNS). SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (CN) — Set among rolling hills and dotted by palm trees and ...