April 20 marks 15 years since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill when BP's oil rig exploded off the Gulf Coast — killing 11 and sending 134 million gallons of crude gushing into the ocean — resulting in the United States' worst offshore oil spill. BP paid out billions of dollars in damages, propelling ambitious coastal restoration projects across five states. Yet cleanup workers and local residents who suffered health impacts they attribute to the oil spill have struggled to have their cases heard in court and few have received significant compensation. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3YFDqAN #environment #deepwaterhorizon #news Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home
Archive footage of BP's Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010
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April 20 marks 15 years since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill when BP's oil rig exploded off the Gulf Coast — killing 11 and sending 134 million gallons of crude gushing into the ocean — resulting in the United States' worst offshore oil spill. BP paid out billions of dollars in damages, propelling ambitious coastal restoration projects across five states. Yet cleanup workers and local residents who suffered health impacts they attribute to the oil spill have struggled to have their cases heard in court and few have received significant compensation. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3YFDqAN #environment #deepwaterhorizon #news Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home
