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Use of toxic acid puts millions at risk

By Jim Morris and Chris Hamby

A 2009 explosion in Corpus Christ sheds light on danger of toxic acid cloud

Excerpts from this story referencing "BP":

"… s inspectors found more than 1,000 violations, including nearly 600 at the BP refinery in Texas City, Texas, where 15 workers were killed and 180 injure …"

"… mental Protection Agency are particularly chilling: An HF release from the BP refinery in Texas City, for example, could total 800,000 pounds, travel 25 …"

"… el 25 miles and put 550,000 people at risk of serious injury, according to BP’s own calculations, provided to the EPA.And a release from the Marathon …"

"… entially expensive changes to a safer technology,” Orum said. Still, the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico last year “showed us that worst-case rel …"

Investigations Around the World

Major U.S. bank is found laundering money for Mexican drug cartel; misuse of BP cleanup funds; and forest mismanagement in Latin America

Excerpts from this story referencing "BP":

"… p; The Associated Press investigated the use of cleanup money doled out by BP during last year’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and found that many …"

"… lf of Mexico, and found that many communities spent millions of dollars of BP money on gadgets, vehicles and gear, which often had little to do with the …"

Oil spill cleanup fund is running out of money

By Laurel Adams

Oil spill damages fund, with a $1 billion cap, is nearly tapped out

Excerpts from this story referencing "BP":

"… orces a $1 billion cap per incident.After the Deepwater Horizon explosion, BP established a separate trust for individuals and businesses that suffered …"

"… that suffered damages resulting from the oil spill. Claims rejected by the BP trust or that go unpaid for 90 days may be filed with the OPA fund.So far, …"

"… s, environmental damage assessments, and payment of claims rejected by the BP fund. But as the total costs against the OPA fund increase, BP claims have …"

"… cted by the BP fund. But as the total costs against the OPA fund increase, BP claims have surged in recent months and the OPA is still reviewing more th …"

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Chamber of Commerce, other biz lobbies drill big oil for new cash gusher

By Peter H. Stone

What do the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Business Industry Political Action Committee (BIPAC), and the new American Crossroads group have i

Excerpts from this story referencing "BP":

"… as it faces higher taxes and increased regulations in the aftermath of the BP oil disaster.Here’s the impeccable logic. “Everybody knows that the oi …"

Internal e-mails suggest doctoring of oil spill information by White House

By Laurel Adams

The White House may have ignored expert advice from government officials and pressured scientists to make changes in a report about the BP o

Excerpts from this story referencing "BP":

"… t officials and pressured scientists to make changes in a report about the BP oil spill cleanup in order to suit a public relations agenda, according to …"

After oil spill cleanup, mystery surrounds oil remaining in Gulf

By Laurel Adams

More than eight months after the Deepwater Horizon spill, researchers are still unable to paint an accurate picture on the amount of oil tha

Excerpts from this story referencing "BP":

"… issolved.Researchers estimate about one-fifth of the oil released from the BP spill, 46 million gallons, remains in the Gulf, but no one knows exactly w …"

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The forgotten ones: Few remedies for injured contractors

By Jim Morris

Contractors injured on the job, like Jose Herrera, have little means for redress

Excerpts from this story referencing "BP":

"… on lawyer who represented more than 150 victims of a 2005 explosion at the BP refinery in Texas City, Texas, said the decision removes accountability fo …"

"… ed workers and families of the 15 who died would not have been able to sue BP. The company could have claimed to be a general contractor and inoculated …"

"… e some reasonable exceptions,” he said. “When a premises owner such as BP repeatedly ignores safety warnings and has repeated safety violations, the …"

Regulatory flaws, repeated violations put oil refinery workers at risk

By Jim Morris, Chris Hamby and M.B. Pell

The nation’s refineries are plagued by equipment failures and sometimes-fatal accidents that in many cases could have been prevented.

Excerpts from this story referencing "BP":

"… overnment attention focuses on singularly catastrophic events, such as the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, problems quietly fester at the factories …"

"… s industry. Result? “Years and years of deferred maintenance.”Internal BP documents show that in the years leading up to a 2005 explosion at the com …"

"… could die today’ was so real for so very many hourly people,” reads a BP summary of interviews with Texas City workers three months before the blas …"

"… rospect that the refinery “kills someone in the next 12-18 month[s].” (BP recently announced plans to sell the refinery, along with one in Californi …"

Senate bill aims to tighten regulation of oil spill dispersants

By Chris Hamby and Jim Morris

Reacting to health worries about chemical dispersants used in the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg intro

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"… bstances. …"

"… such compounds and disclose their ingredients.“In the past three months, BP has dumped more than 1 million gallons of chemical dispersants into the Gu …"

"… giene consultant in Ewing, N.J., told the Center for Public Integrity that BP has exposed the workers to airborne chemicals linked to cancer, birth defe …"

"… the past 100 days have not worn respirators because of false assurances by BP, said Senn, who is included in regular OSHA conference calls on the situat …"

Renegade Refiner: OSHA says BP has “systemic safety problem”

By Jim Morris and M.B. Pell

Two refineries owned by oil giant BP account for 97 percent of all flagrant violations found in the refining industry by government safety i

Excerpts from this story referencing "BP":

"… rd to take their commitment seriously.” …"

"… he past three years, a Center for Public Integrity analysis shows. Most of BP’s citations were classified as “egregious willful” by the Occupation …"

"… violations of a rule designed to prevent catastrophic events at refineries.BP is battling a massive oil well spill in the Gulf of Mexico after an April …"

"… s nationwide program and for the parallel Texas City inspection show that BP received a total of 862 citations between June 2007 and February 2010 for …"

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