One Year Later, Gulf States Still Grappling with BP Oil Disaster April 15, 2011 By Anna Driver and Matthew Bigg When a BP oil rig exploded and sank in the Gulf of Mexico last April, killing 11 workers, authorities first...
Claims Chief Feinberg Says Gulf to Recover from BP Oil Spill by 2012 February 4, 2011 By Matthew Bigg The Gulf of Mexico should recover from the massive BP oil spill by the end of 2012, the administrator of...
Tomas Regains Hurricane Strength; Soaks Haiti Refugee Camps November 5, 2010 By Matthew Bigg Tropical Storm Tomas re-strengthened to a hurricane Friday as it headed between Cuba and Haiti, drenching with overnight rain crowded...
Group Sues BP for Harm to Endangered Gulf Wildlife October 21, 2010 By Matthew Bigg U.S. environmental groups filed a suit Wednesday against British-based oil giant BP Plc saying the world’s worst offshore spill inflicted...
Alabama Gov. Riley, AG King Clash Over BP lawsuit October 4, 2010 By Matthew Bigg BP PLC has turned down Alabama’s claim for $148 million in lost government revenue due to the worst oil spill...
BP Denies Alabama Claim Over Oil Spill September 17, 2010 By Matthew Bigg BP Plc has turned down Alabama’s claim for $148 million in lost government revenue due to the worst oil spill...
BP Compensation Fund Opens for Business August 23, 2010 By Matthew Bigg A $20 billion compensation fund for economic victims of the BP Plc Gulf oil spill opens for business Monday amid...
Pressure Piles on BP As Gulf Oil Spill Widens May 24, 2010 By Matthew Bigg BP sharply reduced its estimate on Monday of how much oil it is siphoning off from a ruptured well in...
High-Profile U.S. Trial Lawyer Scruggs Sentenced to 5 Years June 30, 2008 By Matthew Bigg A high-profile Mississippi lawyer, who became unpopular on Wall Street for battling powerful companies, was sentenced to five years in...