WWL - News - Gulf Oil Spill http://www.wwltv.com/news/gulf-oil-spill RSS Feed for WWL - News - Gulf Oil Spill en-us Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:32:35 GMT BP happy with judge's exclusion of damaging e-mails from evidence http://www.wwltv.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/BP--139004984.html With the trial over the BP oil spill just over two weeks away, BP is breathing a sigh of relief after a federal judge ruled that several potentially damaging e-mails wont be allowed to be used as evidence. Judge allocates time for start of oil spill trial http://www.wwltv.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/138835869.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge has set aside nearly seven hours for opening statements in a trial over the deadly rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico that resulted in the nation's worst offshore oil spill. Lawsuit seeks info, damages in 7-year oil spill http://www.wwltv.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/138588264.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An environmental watchdog group filed a lawsuit Thursday against the company it blames for an oil spill 11 miles off the coast of Louisiana, claiming oil has been flowing into the Gulf of Mexico for more than seven years with few details about what's being done to stop it. Gulf Oil Spill Fund - Spirit of Community http://www.wwltv.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/96835159.html Transocean CEO does not have to testify at oil spill trials http://www.wwltv.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/Transocean-CEO-does-not-have-to-testify-at-oil-spill-trials-138558214.html A federal magistrate has ruled that Transocean's CEO does not have to testify at trials stemming from the massive gulf oil spill in 2010. With trial pending, BP asks judge to cull experts http://www.wwltv.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/138359754.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — With a trial over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill pending, BP PLC is asking a federal judge to block two key plaintiffs' experts from testifying about an alleged disregard for safety throughout the company that those experts say caused the blowout off Louisiana's coast, leading to the nation's largest offshore oil spill. New Orleans hosts international conference focusing on oil spill-affected wildlife http://www.wwltv.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/New-Orleans-hosts-international-conference-focusing-on-oil-spill-affected-wildlife-138263779.html Nearly 200 people, from more than 20 countries, attended the 11th International "Effects of Oil on Wildlife Conference." More dead dolphins wash up on Southeast Louisiana coast http://www.wwltv.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/More-dead-dolphins-wash-up-on-Southeast-Louisiana-coast-138229199.html Since the beginning of the month, 14 dead dolphins and whales have shown up along the northern Gulf of Mexico-- six of the dead dolphins in Louisiana alone. Carbon credits for La. coast explored http://www.wwltv.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/137658373.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The idea of selling "carbon credits" tied to coastal restoration in Louisiana is alive still. New report: air pollution during BP oil spill equaled 'large city's' pollution http://www.wwltv.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/New-report-air-pollution-during-BP-oil-spill-equaled-large-citys-pollution-135963683.html The new report from a team led by NOAA scientists found that the majority of the air pollution came from the evaporation of oil as it surfaced.