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Utah Sues BP Amoco For Dipping Into State Fund

Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff is suing oil giant BP Amoco for collecting state money to clean up spills from leaky storage tanks under service stations. Shurtleff says BP had its own insurance policies for cleanups and wasn’t entitled to …

BP: Many Settlement Opt-Out Requests Weren’t Valid

Only about half the businesses and individuals who asked to be excluded from a proposed settlement over BP’s 2010 oil spill submitted valid requests, the company and a team of plaintiffs’ attorneys said in a court filing. A maximum of …

BP Pays $1.5M in Claims to Date in Gas Recall

BP has paid more than $1.5 million in claims arising from a recall in multiple Midwest states of incorrectly formulated gasoline that damaged some vehicles’ mechanical components. The Times of Munster reports information BP sent to Indiana’s attorney general says …

BP Gets 6.5K Claims in Midwest over Bad Gas; 2 Lawsuits Filed

BP says it has received more than 6,500 claims from customers in the Midwest needing repairs after fueling up with some of the 2.1 million gallons of gasoline recalled in three states over high levels of a polymer residue. The …

Indiana Officials Looking Into BP Gasoline Recall

The Indiana attorney general’s office has opened an investigation to ensure BP quickly responds to consumers’ complaints about vehicles damaged by contaminated gasoline that was distributed from storage terminals in Whiting and Milwaukee. “We are closely monitoring the response by …

Study: Oil Spill Dispersants May Have Hurt Gulf Food Chain

A study on possible effects of the 2010 BP oil spill indicates dispersants may have killed plankton — some of the ocean’s tiniest plants and creatures — and disrupted the food chain in the Gulf of Mexico, one of the …

New Louisiana Coast Restoration Work to Start in 2 Areas

A $428 million plan to restore two parts of Louisiana’s rapidly eroding coastline is moving ahead. The commander of the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick, officially signed the plan during a news conference on June 22 …

Costner Downplays Baldwin’s Role in BP Deal

Kevin Costner has testified he never saw actor Stephen Baldwin contribute anything to their company’s efforts to sell oil cleanup devices to BP in the aftermath of the 2010 spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Baldwin and friend Spyridon Contogouris …

Trial Opens in Louisiana for Suit Against Costner Over BP Deal

Jury selection began June 4 in a legal fight between two Hollywood stars over investments in a device used to try to clean up BP’s 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. In his lawsuit, actor Stephen Baldwin claims …

Gulf Fishermen Reel From Seafood Troubles

Gloom infects the hard-working shrimp and crab docks of this gritty fishing town as the second full year of fishing since BP’s catastrophic oil spill kicks into high gear. Usually folks are upbeat and busy in May, when shrimpers get …