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WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and British Petroleum (BP) reached a settlement where BP is required to pay $25 million in civil penalties for an oil spill in Alaska.

The announcement was made on May 3, 2011 by the EPA on their civil enforcement section of their website. The fine is the largest penalty ever on a per-barrel basis for any recorded oil spill. ... Read Full Story

NEW ORLEANS, LA — The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (previously the Minerals Management Service) is hosting a series of public forums, which began Wednesday, August 4, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

This is the first in a series of public forums scheduled over the next six weeks for Louisiana, California, Alaska, Mississippi and Texas. ... Read Full Story

The Discovery Channel airs the details Tuesday night, July 13, of the death of Capt. Phil Harris, Alaskan crabber and fan’s favorite reality star of ‘Deadliest Catch’ who suffered a stroke and died in February.

Captain Phil Harris and sons. Discovery Channel / Getty Images

The last six years of Harris’ life have been lived on camera, and his death was no different. For three weeks, the “Deadliest Catch” cameras have captured the heart-wrenching final days of Harris’ life, and tonight, he finally loses his battle, surrounded by family and friends.
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