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June 5, 2014

Court Upholds BP Liability for Pollution in 2010 Spill 
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The oil giant BP is facing new fines for its 2010 Gulf oil spill
following a new court ruling. On Wednesday, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court
of Appeals upheld a 2012 decision that BP and the company Anadarko
Petroleum should be fined under the Clean Water Act. BP and Anadarko had
large stakes in the well that blew out and caused the worst offshore oil
spill in U.S. history. The ruling could lead to billions more in fines.

 

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