Just a few months ago, offshore drilling was poised to play a greater role meeting in the nation’s energy needs. But the massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has brought an abrupt reversal to ...

BP may not survive the oil leak catastrophe. June 4, 2010— -- There's still no end in sight for the catastrophic oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. But increasingly there appears to be one for the ...

BP’s costs for the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico have increased nearly half a billion dollars in the past week, raising the oil giant’s tab to just over $3 billion for work on cleaning and capping ...

Dear EarthTalk: The three-year anniversary of the 2010 BP oil spill just passed. What do green groups think of the progress since in restoring the region? -- Mary Johannson, New York, N.Y. When an ...

While the world’s attention has been fixed on the nuclear crisis in Japan, we’re fast coming upon the one-year anniversary of another major environmental disaster: the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

In first Oval Office address, president outlines plan to restore Gulf region. WASHINGTON, June 15, 2010 -- With the BP oil spill consuming his presidency, President Obama slammed the oil company for ...