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Deepwater Horizon ten years on
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Deepwater Horizon ten years on

Members of the bipartisan commission created to investigate the spill say Congress and the Trump administration have failed to take safety seriously.
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The US government has studied the longest oil spill in history — 14 years after the leak began
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The US government has studied the longest oil spill in history — 14 years after the leak began

The report estimates that up to 108 barrels per day — more than 4,500 gallons — are flowing from a site where an oil company’s platform and wells were destroyed during a hurricane.
Interior Dept. loosens offshore-drilling safety rules dating from Deepwater Horizon
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Interior Dept. loosens offshore-drilling safety rules dating from Deepwater Horizon

The loosening of regulations on offshore drilling equipment has been a been a key piece of President Trump’s efforts to ease restrictions on fossil fuel companies.
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