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Consumer Confidence Low, But Tests Show Gulf Seafood Safe
PANAMA CITY (CBS4) – Despite repeated studies showing no detectable effects from the BP oil spill, Florida seafood continues to get a black eye in the minds of Florida consumers, according to a poll...
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Carnival Cruise Lines Sues BP, Other Companies Over Oil Spill
MIAMI (CBS4)- One major cruise line is seeking compensation for damages and losses it incurred as a result of last April’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion and major oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico....
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Key Federal Report Assigns Blame In BP Gulf Oil Spill
WASHINGTON (CBS4) – A key federal report blames poor management, some major missteps and a faulty cement job by BP and others for the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history and the deaths of 11 rig...
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Huge Oil Rig Ready To Drill Off Cuba
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Less than two years after the BP oil spill left the Gulf coast reeling, a new semi-submersible oil rig is now stationed in the Florida Straits, less than 90 miles from the coast of...
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BP Oil Spill Two Years Later
FT. LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – On April 20, 2010, the U.S. faced the worst offshore spill in its history as oil from the BP offshore drilling site spewed onto the Gulf of Mexico. Two years down the road,...
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Opinion: Another Hurricane Reminds Us Of The Need For An Effective...
The 2012 presidential campaign between President Obama and Mitt Romney will be book-ended by hurricanes. It opened with fears of a storm striking the Republican National Convention in Tampa. Remnant...
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Mid-April Linked With National Tragedy
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The deadly attacks in Boston Monday left a city and a nation searching for answers. But it has also drawn attention to an odd historical phenomenon that happens around this time of...
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Fla. AG Files Suit Against BP Over 2010 Spill
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/AP) — On this day three years ago, BP’S Deepwater Horizon rig exploded and killed 11 crewmen, ignited a massive fireball and left behind a gushing open well that ended in the...
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Obama Opens Eastern Seaboard To Oil Exploration
ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH (CBSMiami/AP) — The Obama administration is set to reopen the Eastern Seaboard, which includes Florida’s East Coast, to offshore oil and gas exploration after the approval of sonic...
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Hopes, Fears, Doubts Surround Cuba’s Oil Future
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (AP) — One of the most prolific oil and gas basins on the planet sits just off Cuba’s northwest coast, and the thaw in relations with the United States is...
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New Rules Proposed As 5-Year Anniversary Of Oil Spill Nears
WASHINGTON (AP) — A week shy of the fifth anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Obama administration proposed new regulations Monday aimed at strengthening oversight of offshore oil...
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Lawmakers Sort Out Details Of Oil Spill Money
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (NSF) – With billions of dollars coming to Florida in reparation for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, a Senate panel Tuesday tried to get a better...
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Florida Counties Have Different Plans For Oil Spill Funds
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter PENSACOLA (CBSMiami/AP) — The state of Florida is dealing with an environmental issue that has been several years in the making. More than five years after the...
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In ‘Deepwater Horizon,’ An Ecological Disaster’s Human Toll
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TORONTO (AP) — The name Deepwater Horizon is synonymous to most with environmental catastrophe and corporate negligence. For Mike Williams, who survived the...
View ArticleBP Oil Spill Money Eyed To Help With Hurricane Michael Recovery Efforts
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – Calls are growing to use BP oil spill money to bolster Hurricane Michael recovery efforts, potentially reducing the financial burden...
View ArticleDeepwater Horizon Anniversary Spurs Call For ‘Clean’ Energy
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – Environmentalists and some lawmakers are pushing for more alternative energy as the nation marks the 10th anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon disaster. But those same...
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