BP oil spill settlement

Vessels operate in the area of the Deepwater Horizon disaster on the Gulf of Mexico, Tuesday, July 13, 2010. BP officials have placed a containment cap over the leak in hopes that the flow of oil will be diminished (2010)

10 Years After BP Oil Spill Environmentalists Wonder Whether Lessons Learned Have Stuck

Lynn Hatter

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Environmentalists say the federal government is going backward when it comes to oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. They question whether any of...

Environment

Audubon Releases Plan To Restore Gulf Of Mexico

Steve Newborn

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The National Audubon Society has released its restoration plan for the Gulf of Mexico. It would draw on the $20 billion settlement from the 2010 BP oil…

A tree felled by Hurricane Michael remains on the roof on a home in Marianna, Florida, three months after Hurricane Michael struck the area. (1/30/19).

Politics / Issues

Triumph Chairman Gaetz Signals Support For Using Some BP Money For Hurricane Michael Recovery

Lynn Hatter

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Northwest Florida is the site of two of the worst natural disasters in U.S. History: the 2010 BP Oil Spill and last year’s devastating Hurricane Michael...

The easements on timber land nearby will protect undeveloped areas such as the Lower Suanee

Environment

State Eyes Deepwater Horizon Money For Land Deal

Florida officials are looking at using money from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill to help shield timber land in Dixie County from future development.

Apalachicola Bay was one of the gulf towns affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Environment

Deepwater Horizon Money Goes To 69 Projects

News Service of Florida

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From the Bayou Chico contaminated-sediment remediation project in Escambia County to implementing a canal-management master plan in Monroe County, a...

Health News Florida

Florida Awards Grants From Gulf Oil Spill Settlement

A state-created panel is beginning to award millions that Florida received for damages related to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of...

Local / State

Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park Spurs Hope Of Redevelopment

Roberto Roldan

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The newly renovated Julian B. Lane Riverfront park opened on the west bank of the Hillsborough River over the weekend to a lot of fanfare.The opening…