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Gulf Oil Dispersants Health Problems
Static Kill to End BP Oil Spill Said to be Working
Aug 4, 2010
| Parker Waichman LLP
BP says a “static kill” operation to shut down its gushing Gulf of Mexico oil well is working. According to MSNBC, BP says the well is...
New Estimate Puts BP Oil Spill at Nearly 5 Million Barrels
Aug 3, 2010
| Parker Waichman LLP
Scientists tapped by the federal government to establish the flow rate for the BP oil spill now say about 4.9 million barrels of oil has been...
Survey Finds Gulf Oil Spill Taking Physical, Mental Toll on Adults and Children
Aug 3, 2010
| Parker Waichman LLP
Another survey conducted in the wake of the BP oil spill has found evidence of significant and potentially lasting impacts on the health, mental...
BP Oil Spill May Finally be Capped This Week
Aug 2, 2010
| Parker Waichman LLP
BP may begin a process as early as tonight that could end the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill once and for all. According to The Washington Post,...
Oil, Dispersants from BP Spill May Have Entered Gulf Food Chain
Jul 30, 2010
| Parker Waichman LLP
Scientists have raised yet another alarm about the dispersants BP has used in unprecedented amounts to break...
Slick From BP Oil Spill Shrinking, But Danger to Environment Hasn't Passed
Jul 28, 2010
| Parker Waichman LLP
The oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico spawned by the BP oil spill is rapidly disappearing. But according to government scientists, that doesn’t...
BP Oil Spill Compensation Account Still Not Funded
Jul 28, 2010
| Parker Waichman LLP
BP has yet to deposit any money in the oil spill compensation fund announced by the Obama administration earlier this summer. During a meeting in...
BP's Hayward to Get His Life Back on October 1st
Jul 27, 2010
| Parker Waichman LLP
Yesterday, BP’s board of directors gave Tony Hayward his life back. On October 1, Hayward will step down from his post as CEO of the oil giant,...
BP Oil Spill Continues to Take Physical, Mental Toll on Those Impacted
Jul 27, 2010
| Parker Waichman LLP
The BP oil spill continues to make people sick. And now, evidence of the mental toll the oil spill is taking on people living in affected communities...
Alarms on Deepwater Horizon Were Purposely Disabled, Chief Engineer Says
Jul 26, 2010
| Parker Waichman LLP
Alarm systems on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig were partially disabled when it exploded on April 20, according to the rig’s chief electrician....
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