Special Features
Win for Wildlife: BP on the hook for $18B
Published September 9th, 2014
Running time: 3 Minutes
On Thursday September 5th Judge Carl J. Barbier, found BP Grossly Negligent in the Spill which could mean upwards of $18billion dollars in new civil penalties. The decision, a milestone in environmental law, sends a stern warning to companies in pursuit of deep-water oil.
By Jack Inslee