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Gulf Oil Spill

Investigating the Impact of the BP Spill

The 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was the largest in U.S. history. ProPublica's coverage focused on BP’s safety and cost-cutting record, the environmental and health effects of the spill, the efforts at cleanup, and how it affected workers and the communities in the region.

Gov't Watchdog: Offshore Drilling Regulator Has Too Few Inspectors And Poor Training

by Marian Wang,

Oil and Gas Lobby, Unfazed by Gulf Disaster, Defends Regulators and Status Quo

by Marian Wang,

Chemical Exposure Limits That BP Cites Are 'Not Safe,' Gov't Official Says

by Marian Wang,

OSHA Head Agrees: Gulf Cleanup Workers Need More Training

by Sasha Chavkin,

GAO: Liability Caps Needed a Raise Even Before BP's Gulf Disaster

by Marian Wang,

No Signs that BP's Tracking Role of Chemical Exposure in Worker Illnesses

by Marian Wang,

BP Says Workers May Speak to the Media, But Video Suggests Otherwise

by Marian Wang,

Experts: Safety Training for Gulf Workers May be Inadequate

by Sasha Chavkin,

States' Tally of Spill Worker Illnesses Exceeds BP's Total

by Marian Wang,

Read: BP E-mails Show Decisions Pre-Blast to Save 'Lots of Time' and Money

by Marian Wang,

Latest Gulf Oil Spill FAQ: The Government's Power to Punish BP, and More...

by Marian Wang,

Read: BP's Document on Workers' Illnesses and Injuries, Little Mention of Chemical Exposure

by Marian Wang,

Many Spill Claims Remain Unpaid as BP Debates Escrow Account

by Sasha Chavkin,

Another (Sigh) Increase in Estimate of Oil Flow

by Ryan Knutson,

Experts: Gulf Workers' Levels of Chemical Exposure May Be 'Perfectly Legal, but Not Safe'

by Marian Wang,

Gov't and BP Unresponsive on Requests for Data on Sick Cleanup Workers

by Marian Wang,

Scientists Criticize BP's Claims About How Much Oil It's Siphoning

by Marian Wang,

BP's Spill Plans Had Few Ways to Stop a Blowout

by Marian Wang,

BP Refuses to Provide Oil Samples to Scientists Investigating Underwater Plumes

by Marian Wang,

As Oil Plumes Are Confirmed, Scientist Calculating Flow Rate Blasts BP

by Marian Wang,

Read Documents Showing BP's Pattern of Neglecting Its Own Safety Policies

by Marian Wang,

Gulf Judges' Oil Ties May Present Conflicts of Interest

by Marian Wang,

Four Reasons Why Measuring Flow in BP's Spill Matters

by Marian Wang,

Former Valdez Cleanup Worker Warns of Toxic Dangers in the Gulf

by Marian Wang,

BP, Prior to Gulf Accident, Said Measuring Oil Flow Was 'Critical' to Effective Response

by Marian Wang,

Air Sampling Finds a Compound in Toxic Dispersant Is Also in the Air

by Marian Wang,

A Mystery: When Did Gov’t Exempt Gulf Drilling from Detailed Enviro Reviews?

by Marian Wang and Ryan Knutson,

Mixed Messages as the Oil Continues to Spew

by Marian Wang,

Did BP's Acts to Save Time and Money Set the Stage for the Gulf Disaster?

by Marian Wang,

Director of Offshore Drilling Regulatory Agency Fired

by Marian Wang,

After Removing Mud Before Accident, BP's "Top Kill" Injects Mud to Stop Oil

by Marian Wang,

More Reports of Illness Emerge Among Gulf Cleanup Workers

by Marian Wang,

Read Congressional Memo That Confirms Warning Signs Before Rig Explosion

by Marian Wang,

Gov't Subsidizes Deep-Water Drilling With Big Tax Breaks

by Marian Wang,

Read the Govt's Report Blasting Drilling Regulators on Ethics, Drugs and Porn

by Marian Wang,

BP Continues to Apply Toxic Dispersant

by Marian Wang,

BP Resists EPA's Order to Use Less Toxic Dispersant

by Marian Wang,

Coast Guard Flagged Potential Problems With Spill Response in 2004

by Marian Wang,

BP: Oil Flow "Might Be a Little More" Than Earlier Estimate

by Marian Wang,

After Approving Toxic Dispersants, EPA Orders BP to Use Less Toxic Ones

by Marian Wang,

While BP's Oil Gushes, Company Keeps Information to a Trickle

by Marian Wang,

In Gulf Spill, BP Using Dispersants Banned in U.K.

by Marian Wang,

Damaged Equipment, Feuding Between BP and Transocean in Lead-Up to Explosion

by Marian Wang,

BP Turns Down Offers to Better Measure Gulf Disaster

by Marian Wang,

A Picture's Worth a Thousand Words ... and Millions of Barrels of Oil

by Marian Wang,

Gulf Oil Spill Update: Way Worse Than They Told Us

by Marian Wang,

Does Administration's Proposed Break-up of Offshore Oil Regulator Go Far Enough?

by Marian Wang,

After Spill, More Gulf Drilling Plans Got Environmental Exemptions

by Marian Wang,

Despite Previous Equipment Failure, BP Says Spill 'Seemed Inconceivable'

by Marian Wang,

EPA Approves BP's Use of Questionable Chemicals to Break Up Oil

by Marian Wang,

Regulators Let Industry Drill Deeper, Despite Safety Concerns and Unproven Fixes

by Marian Wang,

Offshore Drilling Regulators Had Concerns, but Let Industry Self-Police

by Marian Wang,

Govt Agency: Offshore Drilling Regulator Understated Risks of Oil Spills in Plans to Expand Drilling

by Marian Wang,

NYT: We 'Should Have Included' Source's Industry Ties in Our Gulf Oil Spill Story

by Marian Wang,

Nonprofit Conservation Group Has Ties to Oil Interests, Gulf Oil Spill

by Marian Wang,

Oil Companies Pay a Pittance in Penalties to Offshore Drilling Regulator

by Marian Wang,

Gulf Oil Spill Puts Spotlight on Regulator With Mixed Record

by Marian Wang,