#BP faces largest oil pollution penalty in U.S. history as final phase of trial begins - Dozens of lawyers will return to a New Orleans federal courtroom Tuesday (Jan. 20) to begin the final leg of arguments over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico spill -- its cause, its impact, and, ultimately, its price tag in pollution fines. The third, three-week phase of the civil trial will determine how much BP, the owner of the failed Macondo oil well, owes in penalties under the federal Clean Water Act.
Posted on: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 21:14:24 +0000
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