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Phase Two Of BP Trial Focuses On Amount Of Spilled Oil
2013-10-08 09:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: In a New Orleans court room this week, BP and the federal government are arguing over how much oil gushed into the Gulf of Mexico. In 2010, after the Deepwater Horizon explosion killed 11 workers, oil flowed from the out-of-control well for nearly three months. Just how much oil spilled will be key in determining the amount BP will have to pay in federal fines and penalties. Attorneys for the U.S. government and for BP both told a federal judge in opening statements on Monday that they have...
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