BP Blowout
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In 2010 a BP oil rig named Deepwater Horizon suffered a catastrophic failure, killing 11 workers and leaking oil into the Gulf of Mexico for months on end. The Gulf Coast locals and rig employees suffered first in the aftermath of the event. Among competing interests of profitability and safety the public, the company, and the regulating bodies of governement were forced to confront the reality of the environmental disaster. BP would end up paying billions in damages for the episode. The article briefly explores the many ways that this disaster encouraged change.
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