Documentaries
- Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster Extends Its Toxic Reach – Newsweek
- Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill- An Interactive Look at What Happened – Multimedia Feature – NYTimes.com
- Disaster unfolds slowly in the Gulf of Mexico – Photos – The Big Picture – Boston.com
- Gulf Coast Oil Disaster – CBS News
- Gulf of Mexico oil spill 2010- The worst-case scenario – al.com
- Leaked report: Government fears Deepwater Horizon well could become unchecked gusher – al.com
- Massive oil spill imperils Gulf Coast (images) – CNET
- The devastation of Deepwater Horizon from above: Mesmerizing photos show Gulf’s 210 MILLION gallon oil slick – Daily Mail
- Video shows federal officials knew quickly of potential for massive oil flow in Gulf spill – al.com
B.P. Repeatedly Lied About the Size of the Oil Spill and it’s Devastating Impact
Later it was Discovered that the Oil Spill was Actually Much Larger than Initially Estimated
- Discovery of ‘Invisible Oil’ Shows BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Was Bigger Than We Thought – Gizmodo
- Longest Oil Spill in U.S. History May Be 900 Times Larger Than Originally Estimated – Gizmodo
- New study shows Deepwater Horizon oil spill larger than previously thought – EurekAlert!
- Report Slams Administration for Underestimating Gulf Spill – The New York Times
- Size of Spill in Gulf of Mexico Is Larger Than Thought – The New York Times
- The toxic reach of Deepwater Horizon’s oil spill was much larger — and deadlier — than previous estimates, a new study says – Washington Post
Worst Oil Spill In History
Footage
Corexit – A Toxic Chemical Dispersant that is Worse than Oil
- BP Gulf Disaster Act Two: The Corexit Calamity – HuffPost
- BP Oil Spill: Chemical Dispersants Threaten Gulf – The Fiscal Times
- Corexit found in Orange Beach Waters – WKRG 5
- Corexit Is Being Sprayed at Night, Even Now (According to BP Vessel of Opportunity Workers and Others) – Washington’s Blog
- Corexit, Oil Dispersant Used By BP, Is Destroying Gulf Marine Life, Scientists Say – HuffPost Impact
- Corexit Use Still Appears to Be Prevalent in the Gulf, Despite Official Statements – HuffPost Impact
- Gulf Spill Cleanup Chemicals May Cause New Environmental Concerns – Scientific American
- Gulf Residents Deserve The Full Truth About Oil Cleanup Chemicals – HuffPost
- First study of dispersants in Gulf spill suggests a prolonged deepwater fate – Phys.org
- In Gulf Spill, BP Using Dispersants Banned in U.K. — ProPublica
- Oil cleanup chemicals worry environment watchdogs – Reuters
- Study suggests chemical used in BP oil spill cleanup capable of injuring people and wildlife – The Washington Post
- The Tragic State of the Gulf of Mexico- Sampling Reveals Oil and Dispersants on Mississippi Coast – The Indypendent
- What are we dumping into the Gulf to ‘fix’ the oil spill? – Grist
- Video: Air Force planes drop chemical dispersants on Gulf oil spill – al.com
EPA Says: Chemical Dispersants are Safe and Effective
- BP Continues to Use Surface Dispersants in Gulf Despite EPA Directive – NYTimes.com
- BP didn’t make Gulf oil spill worse with dispersants, EPA finds – CSMonitor.com
- BP Official: EPA Approved ‘Toxic’ Dispersant – ABC News
- EPA Approves Corexit for Gulf Oil Spill Cleanup, But Nobody Knows What It’s Made Of – Fast Company
- EPA Approves BP’s Use of Questionable Chemicals to Break Up Oil — ProPublica
- EPA Grossly Misrepresents The Toxicity Of Corexit Used In Gulf Of Mexico – Activist Post
- EPA scolds BP in Gulf oil spill: dispersant is too toxic, change it – CSMonitor.com
- Gulf Oil Disaster EXPOSED: EPA Lies About Air Quality – AGAIN – Activist Post
- Gulf oil spill chemical dispersant too toxic, EPA orders – The Guardian
F.D.A. Says: Don’t Worry the Chemical Dispersants Won’t Hurt the Seafood
Coast Guard Gives Rubber Stamp Approval with Special Exemption
Obama White House Gives the Greenlight
Later Studies Found the Chemical Dispersants Were Totally Ineffective…and Unsafe
- Dispersants Used in Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Were Ineffective and Toxic, Study Finds – The Weather Channel
- New study found deep sea chemical dispersants ineffective in Deepwater Horizon oil spill – EurekAlert!
- Study: Dispersants did not help oil degrade in BP spill – Phys.org
Actually Slowed Down the Natural Degradation of Oil
Reports of Health Problems by Local Residents, Fisherman, and Cleanup Workers
- 4 years after BP oil spill, long-term health questions linger – CBS News
- 4 years After Spill, BP Still Affecting People’s Long-Term Health – Mint Press News
- A Year After the Spill, “Unusual” Rise in Health Problems – National Geographic
- BP dispersants ‘causing sickness’ – Features – Al Jazeera
- BP’s ‘widespread human health crisis’: Toxicologists ‘predicted with certainty’ that Gulf of Mexico residents and clean-up workers would become severely ill – Al Jazeera
- Gulf War Syndrome Comes to the Gulf of Mexico? – HuffPost Impact
- Illnesses linked to BP oil disaster – Al Jazeera
- Investigation: Two Years After the BP Spill, A Hidden Health Crisis Festers – The Nation
- Oil dispersant chemicals are causing concerns ten years after the BP oil spill – Alabama Public Radio
- Spill raises concerns of health effects – USA TODAY
- US: Gulf Health Problems Blamed on Dispersed Oil – Inter Press Service
Residents
- 40% Of BP Oil Spill Gulf Residents Suffer From Respiratory Problems And Skin Lesions – NewsRescue.com
- A Decade Later, Gulf Residents Suffer From BP’s Toxic Legacy – HuffPost
- Oil Spill Has Far-Reaching Effects on Children and Families – Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health
Fisherman
- Fishermen Report Illness From BP Chemicals – WDSU 6
- Sick Fishermen Spark Worries About Health Effects of Oil, Chemicals – PBS NewsHour
Clean Up Workers
- BP spill cleanup workers more likely to be diagnosed with hypertension, new study says – nola.com
- Clean-up chemical at the BP Oil Spill tied to health problems – Scienceline
- Clean-Up Chemicals at Deepwater Horizon Made Coast Guard Workers Sicker Than Spilled Oil: Report – Newsweek
- Cleanup Workers Got Sick After Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. They Want BP to Pay. – Kaiser Health News
- Dispersant used in BP oil spill sickened workers, new federal study confirms – nola.com
- Echoes of 9-11 as oil cleanup workers complain of illness; Health risks of Corexit being studied – New York Daily News
- Illnesses among workers highlight concerns about health risks of oil cleanup – Washington Post
- More Reports of Illness Emerge Among Gulf Cleanup Workers — ProPublica
- Oil Cleanup Crews Express Health Concerns – NPR
- Oil cleanup workers report illness – Los Angeles Times
- Oil Spill Cleanup Workers More Likely to Have Asthma Symptoms – NIH
Testimonies
Warnings to Cleanup Workers from Exxon Vadez Oil Spill
- ‘Almost All of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Workers are Dead’ – Salem-News.Com
- Critics call Valdez cleanup a warning for Gulf workers – CNN
- Gulf Oil Spill Cleanup Workers Getting Sick, Scientist Compares It To Exxon Valdez – HuffPost Impact
- Health of Exxon Valdez cleanup workers was never studied – Bellingham Herald
- Warning to Gulf Volunteers: Almost Every Cleanup Worker From the 1989 Exxon Valdez Disaster Is Now Dead – Insider
Nalco, the Manufacturer of Corexit, Says: “We Have Nothing to Hide” and the Chemical Dispersants are “Safe and Effective”
Blocking Media Access – Covering Up the Crime – Destroying Evidence
Blocking Media Access
- BP denies it has ordered cleanup workers not to talk to reporters – CNN.com
- BP Forced Clean-Up Workers To Sign Contract Forbidding Them From Talking With Media – ThinkProgress
- “It’s BP’s Oil”: Running the corporate blockade at Louisiana’s crude-covered beaches – Mother Jones
Covering Up the Crime
- Federal Agency, Under Questioning, Clarifies Its Rosy Gulf Report — ProPublica
- The BP Cover-Up – Mother Jones
- The Crime of the Century: What BP and the US Government Don’t Want You to Know, Part I – HuffPost Impact
- The worst part about BP’s oil-spill cover-up: It worked – Grist
- What BP Doesn’t Want You to Know About the 2010 Gulf Spill – Newsweek
- When Covering Up a Crime Takes Precedence Over Human Health: BP’s Toxic Gulf Coast Legacy…Out of 37,000 medical claims, only 40 have been paid. – Truthout
Destroying Evidence
E.P.A. Whistleblower Exposes Coverup
They Lied and Said the Oil Just Disappeared, Evaporated, and Vanished
But the Reality is, the Oil is Still There…and so is the Corexit
- A Decade After Deepwater Horizon, Oil Still Flows From This Prolific Patch In The Gulf Of Mexico – Forbes
- BP Deepwater Horizon Research Concludes After Years Of Studying The Gulf Of Mexico – WUSF Public Media
- BP’s missing oil is found…where else?…on the bottom of the Gulf – Grist
- Deepwater Horizon- Chemicals Sprayed On BP Oil Spill Did Not Help, Half Of Oil May Be On Ocean Floor (STUDY) – HNGN
- Half of oil from BP’s Gulf of Mexico spill ‘may still be on sea floor’: Oil dispersant dropped from plane on spill actually hurt microbes that were helping clean-up, scientist claims – The Telegraph
- Most BP oil still pollutes the Gulf, scientists conclude – Science News
- Oil from BP spill pushed onto shelf off Tampa Bay by underwater currents, study finds – Tampa Bay Times
- Study: Deepwater Horizon Oil Coats Gulf Floor: Droplets stretch for more than 1,235 square miles at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, a new study says. – US News
- There are still tons of BP oil on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico – Grist
- Where did the missing oil go- New study says some is sitting on the Gulf floor – Florida State University News
- Why the Gulf Oil Spill Isn’t Going Away: Buried crude and undersea plumes suggest oil will persist. – National Geographic
Harming Plants and Wildlife
- BP Oil Spill Has Lingering Effects In Gulf Coast – NPR
- Caught in the oil – Photos – The Big Picture – Boston.com
- How Did the BP Oil Spill Affect Gulf Coast Wildlife? – Scientific American
- Oil Spill taking a toll on residents, wildlife and economy on – The Louisiana Weekly
- The Oil Spill’s Effects on Wildlife: More Animals Are Dying, but the Causes Have Not Yet Been Determined – Interactive Graphic – NYTimes.com
- Three years after BP oil spill, USF research finds massive die-off – Tampa Bay Times
Harming Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems
- BP Oil Spill Aftermath: Eyeless Shrimp, Clawless Crabs and Fish with Oozing Sores – Gizmodo
- Corexit, Oil Dispersant Used By BP, Is Destroying Gulf Marine Life, Scientists Say – HuffPost Impact
- Gulf ecosystem in crisis after BP spill: Three years after well blowout, declining seafood catches and deformities point to an environment in distress – Al Jazeera
- Gulf seafood deformities alarm scientists: Eyeless shrimp and fish with lesions are becoming common, with BP oil pollution believed to be the likely cause – Al Jazeera
- LDWF’s Barham: Dispersant used in Gulf oil spill driving fishing closures, some fisheries could collapse – Louisiana Sportsman
- New Study Confirms BP Linked To Dolphin Deaths in Gulf of Mexico – Activist Post
- New study links ‘unprecedented’ dolphin deaths with 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill – The World
- Ten years later, BP oil spill continues to harm wildlife—especially dolphins – National Geographic
- Toll on Shellfish Takes a While to Become Clear – WSJ
- With BP’s Oil and Chemicals Still in Gulf Coast Waters, Shrimpers Stay Out. – HuffPost Impact
Toxic Chemicals Entering the Food Chain
Fisherman Face Crisis
- Empty nets in Louisiana three years after the spill – CNN
- Fishermen turn to attorneys for help – panama, attorneys, turn – The News Herald
- Five Years After BP Gulf Oil Spill, Vietnamese Fishermen Still Struggling – NBC News
- Four Years Later, BP Oil Spill Still Taking A Toll On Gulf Fisherman- ‘We Haven’t Started To Recover’ – HuffPost Impact
Deadzones
- Biologists find ‘dead zones’ around BP oil spill in Gulf – The Guardian
- Gulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’ overlaps BP spill zone – Reuters
- Gulf Oil Spill a “Dead Zone in the Making”? – National Geographic
“No Signs of Deadzones” the Government Says
Island Disintegrated from Chemicals
Toxic Seafood Sold to Military to Boost Economy
Aftermath
- 5 Years After BP Oil Spill, Effects Linger And Recovery Is Slow – NPR
- A decade after the BP oil spill: Sick fish, Gulf pollution, and human health problems – Florida Phoenix
- BP Gulf Oil Spill: 5 Years Later – Scientific American
- BP Oil Spill Has Lasting Economic Toll Five Years After Deepwater Horizon Explosion – International Business Times
- BP paid a steep price for the Gulf oil spill but for the US a decade later, it’s business as usual – The Conversation
- Gulf oil spill one year later – Photos – The Big Picture – Boston.com
- Lessons from an oil spill- how BP gained – then lost – our trust – The Conversation
- Life after Deepwater Horizon- the hidden toll of surviving disaster on an oil rig – The Guardia
- Oil reaches Louisiana shores – Photos – The Big Picture – Boston.com
- Oil spill monitors will stay on the job, state says – Pensacola News Journal
- Scenes from the Gulf of Mexico – Photos – The Big Picture – Boston.com
- The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Restoration Is Still Ongoing – CleanTechnica
- US Gulf Region Still Struggling 10 Years After BP Oil Spill – VOA
- We still don’t know the full impacts of the BP oil spill, 10 years later: The spill drove a push in science and some changes in regulations, but the dangers of offshore drilling remain. – National Geographic
- What We Learned from the BP Oil Disaster – NRDC
Victims Waiting for Compensation
- 4 Years after BP’s Gulf Oil Spill, Compensation Battle Rages – Scientific American
- Bobby Jindal Signs Bill to Block Lawsuits Against Oil and Gas Companies – US News
- Decade after victims settle BP Oil Spill lawsuit, thousands still empty handed – wwltv.com
Clean Up Workers
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5th Circuit revives BP’s fight over Deepwater cleanup workers’ claims – Reuters
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BP oil spill cleanup worker’s medical claims rejected – Bay News 9
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Cleanup workers who became ill after Deepwater Horizon oil spill are suing BP for compensation – PBS NewsHour
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Florida workers got sick after Deepwater Horizon. They want BP to pay – Tampa Bay Times
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Lawsuit alleges BP ignored, undersold health risks for workers cleaning up oil spill – Pensacola News Journal
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Ten years after mass BP settlement, cleanup workers with chronic medical claims still fighting – nola.com
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Thousands of cleanup workers that claim BP oil spill made them sick haven’t had their day in court – wwltv.com
More Info
Facts and Stats
- 18 numbers that explain the BP oil spill – Grist
- Deepwater Horizon oil spill – Wikipedia
- Deepwater Horizon oil spill – Britannica
- Corexit – SourceWatch
- Corexit – Wikipedia
Infographics
- How Deep Were the Impacts of the BP Oil Disaster? – NRDC
- Graphic: the Cost & Effects of the BP Oil Spill (Enlarged) – Insider
Map
Reports
- DEEP WATER: The Gulf Oil Disaster and the Future of Offshore Drilling – Report to the President – National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling – PDF
- Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Draft Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan and Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement – PDF
- Ten Years of Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science – Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative – Oceanography – PDF
Academic Papers
- Adrenal Gland and Lung Lesions in Gulf of Mexico Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Found Dead following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill – PLOS One
- BP Gulf Science Data Reveals Ineffectual Subsea Dispersant Injection for the Macondo Blowout – Frontiers
- Changes in the Bacterioplankton Community Structure from Southern Gulf of Mexico During a Simulated Crude Oil Spill at Mesocosm Scale – MDPI
- Chemical dispersants can suppress the activity of natural oil-degrading microorganisms – PNAS
- Effects of Corexit Dispersants on Cytotoxicity Parameters in a Cultured Human Bronchial Airway Cells, BEAS-2B- Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health
- Fine Particulate Matter and Lung Function among Burning-Exposed Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Workers – Environmental Health Perspectives
- Fine particulate matter and incident coronary heart disease events up to 10 years of follow-up among Deepwater Horizon oil spill workers – Science Direct
- Heme Oxygenase-1 Protects Corexit 9500A-Induced Respiratory Epithelial Injury across Species – PLOS ONE
- Morphological and transcriptional effects of crude oil and dispersant exposure on the marine sponge Cinachyrella alloclada – Science Direct
- Respiratory, Dermal, and Eye Irritation Symptoms Associated with Corexit™ EC9527A/EC9500A following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Findings from the GuLF STUDY – EHP
- Review of flow rate estimates of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill – PNAS
- Seafood Contamination after the BP Gulf Oil Spill and Risks to Vulnerable Populations- A Critique of the FDA Risk Assessment – Environmental Health Perspectives – NIH
- Synergistic toxicity of Macondo crude oil and dispersant Corexit 9500A® to the Brachionus plicatilis species complex (Rotifer_ – Science Direct
- Toxicity of Deepwater Horizon Source Oil and the Chemical Dispersant, Corexit® 9500, to Coral Larvae – PLOS ONE
Websites
- BP Oil Spill Medical Claims – 2021 – The Downs Law Group
- GuLFSTUDY
- Gulf Leak Watch
- Gulf Oil Disaster Recovery
- The Gulf Oil Spill Information Portal
- Gulf Oil Spill Remediation Conference – International Citizens’ Initiative
- Gulf Oil Spill Solutions Now!
- National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling
- Phoenix Rising from the Gulf – The BP Gulf Oil Spill Revealed
- SkyTruth
- The Rising – ONE OCEAN ONE EARTH ONE CHANCE