10 Years After Deepwater Horizon, Oil Spills and Accidents Are on the Rise
By Matt Lee-Ashley, Center for American Progress On April 20, 2010, an explosion and fire on the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon killed 11 men and injured 17 other crew members. Over the next 87 days, an estimated 210 million gallons of oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico, poisoning fish and wildlife, forcing the closure of beaches and […]