Down along the Gulf coast, the beaches look cleaner, the birds less tar-covered, but the longterm consequences of the BP oil spill are leaving their mark under the ocean's surface.
A new class action lawsuit alleges that BP avoided hiring Asian-American fishermen to help with cleanup efforts in the wake of the Gulf oil spill, bringing fresh attention to the difficulties the Asian-American community faced in the aftermath of the disaster.
A lot of people are not pleased with President Obama after he approved a plan for BP to drill up in the Gulf of Mexico, the first of its kind since last year's Deepwater Horizon explosion.
Coast Guard report shares blame but says BP made critical decisions that led to disaster
Alleges a "cover up scheme" to conceal cutting corners to speed up well work
The petroleum giant would like to pay less for recovery efforts now, please
Championed as a cleanup savior, they had their share of dirty laundry
Analysts say the stiff per-barrel cost could result in $21 billion for Gulf
American media portrays the company as a villain; foreign press see it a little differently
The $40 billion BP wants from Transocean is twice what it committed for spill recovery
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