On This Day, April 20: Deepwater Horizon explosion, oil spill kills 11

Sixteen Years After Deepwater Horizon, the Warning Still Stands

Sixteen Years After Deepwater Horizon, the Warning Still Stands  The disaster didn't end in 2010 and the risks that caused it are being revealed again.  By Lesley Pacey  On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill became one of the deadliest environmental disasters in U.S. history. Sixteen years later, it remains unresolved and a warning we continue to ignore.   The oil well was capped, the headlines faded, and the oil was made to disappe…

Sixteen Years Later, Gulf Birds are Still Recovering from Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

After the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded in April 2010, more than 134 million gallons of oil gushed unabated into the Gulf for 87 days, impacting an estimated 93 species of birds, with government...

On This Day, April 20: Deepwater Horizon explosion, oil spill kills 11

On April 20, 2010, an explosion and fire on the Deepwater Horizon BP oil rig off the Louisiana coast in the Gulf of Mexico killed 11 workers and caused a massive oil spill.

April 20 marks 16 years since Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill - WXXV News 25

MISSISSIPPI (WXXV)- Monday, April 20 marks 16 years since the Deepwater Horizon Disaster. On April 20, 2010, 11 people were killed in the rig explosion that caused one of the most damaging environmental catastrophes. Oil gushed from the seafloor for 87 days, ultimately spewing 134 million gallons into the Gulf. Toxic sludge washed up on 1,300 miles of shoreline from Texas to Florida, oiling beaches and wetlands as well as killing tens of thousan…