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Congress investigates treatment of Michigan oil spill victims

By Aaron Mehta and John Solomon

Phyllis Nelson defied her doctors’ predictions by surviving chronic lung disease for the last seven years, and until late July she had her s

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Top pipeline regulator missing from Congressional hearing

By Aaron Mehta

NTSB: Neglect, inaction caused Michigan oil spill

By The Associated Press

Keystone pipeline fight: Wall Street is watching

By Corbin Hiar

Investigations Around the World

What’s the cost of fixing BP’s image?

By Aaron Mehta

BP tripled its spending on corporate advertising after its devastating crude oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico in April, paying more than $93.4

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Judge urged to revoke BP refinery probation after Gulf Oil Spill

By Kristen Lombardi

Coast Guard database makes oil spill penalties nearly impossible to track

By Ariel Wittenberg

BP to pay record fine, spend $500M to upgrade Texas refinery

By Jim Morris and M.B. Pell

Florida lawsuit cites Center’s investigation of BP refinery violations

By M.B. Pell

Volunteer vessels at BP rig were “floating militia,” need more coordination

By Aaron Mehta

One of the many lessons learned from the BP disaster is to better coordinate responses by private boats that hurry to an offshore rig explos

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Oil spill cleanup fund is running out of money

By Laurel Adams

BP’s $22,800 apology

By Josh Israel, Aaron Mehta and Gabriel Debenedetti

Some lawmakers sold BP, transocean stock

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

Coast Guard database makes oil spill penalties nearly impossible to track

By Ariel Wittenberg

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Science panel investigates firefighting preceding BP oil spill

By Aaron Mehta

A panel of National Academy of Engineering scientists is examining technical issues behind the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, including

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West Africa oil boom overlooks tattered environmental safety net

By Christiane Badgley

BP spill report underscores government complacency

By Aaron Mehta

FACT CHECK: GOP’s phantom job losses

By FactCheck.Org

Fact Check: Permitting some fudging on oil stats

By Margaret L. Ryan

Coast Guard modernization program nearly $4 billion over budget

By Aaron Mehta

The Coast Guard’s ill-fated “Deepwater” program to modernize its fleet is $3.8 billion over budget and years behind schedule, despite modest

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Coast Guard fleet slowed by mechanical woes during BP, Haiti rescues

By Aaron Mehta and John Solomon

Congress urged to put Coast Guard on short leash with budget-busting Deepwater project

By Alexandra Duszak

IG reports question management of contractors at nuclear sites

By Corbin Hiar

Another $250 million drink for missile defenses

By Aaron Mehta

Haphazard firefighting might have sunk BP oil rig

By Aaron Mehta and John Solomon

The Coast Guard has gathered evidence it failed to follow its own firefighting policy during the Deepwater Horizon disaster and is investiga

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Science panel investigates firefighting preceding BP oil spill

By Aaron Mehta

Air pollution resource guide

By iWatch News

FACT CHECK: Attack ad backs off its harshest claim

By FactCheck.Org

Treasury Dept. subpoenas TransOcean about Myanmar operations

By Julie Vorman and Laurel Adams

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BP’s $22,800 apology

By Josh Israel, Aaron Mehta and Gabriel Debenedetti

Texas Rep. Joe Barton, who apologized to BP’s top executive at a marathon Congressional hearing today, collected tens of thousands of dollar

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Some lawmakers sold BP, transocean stock

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

Investigations Around the World

Florida lawsuit cites Center’s investigation of BP refinery violations

By M.B. Pell

Coast Guard database makes oil spill penalties nearly impossible to track

By Ariel Wittenberg

As disasters strike, private sector preparedness program remains stalled

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

More than 50 days into the BP oil spill crisis, many are calling for Congressional action. Environmental groups are demanding more safety re

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FEMA program finances dubious counter-terror toys

By R. Jeffrey Smith

Senate report says national intelligence fusion centers have been useless

By R. Jeffrey Smith

Only 32 miles of U.S.-Canada border are secure

By Laurel Adams

U.S.-Mexico "virtual fence" plagued by problems

By Laurel Adams

Coast Guard fleet slowed by mechanical woes during BP, Haiti rescues

By Aaron Mehta and John Solomon

In the wee-morning hours after the Deepwater Horizon exploded, a Coast Guard rescue helicopter being dispatched to pluck oil rig survivors f

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Coast Guard modernization program nearly $4 billion over budget

By Aaron Mehta

Congress urged to put Coast Guard on short leash with budget-busting Deepwater project

By Alexandra Duszak

Coast Guard logs reveal early spill estimate of 8,000 barrels a day

By John Solomon and Aaron Mehta

Coast Guard officials grasped the potential threat of a catastrophic spill within hours of the explosion on board the Deepwater Horizon dril

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FACT CHECK: GOP’s phantom job losses

By FactCheck.Org

Fact Check: Permitting some fudging on oil stats

By Margaret L. Ryan

West Africa oil boom overlooks tattered environmental safety net

By Christiane Badgley

FACT CHECK: Perry misses the facts on fracking

By FactCheck.Org

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