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News for the Carolinas
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Friday, April 20, 2012
Friday marked two years ago since the blowout of a BP oil well in the Gulf of Mexico that spawned the nation's worst offshore oil spill. But based on the views of those who spoke to NewsChannel 15 about it, the environmental disaster appears to have had little effect on people's opinions about offshore drilling, including off the coast of the Grand Strand.
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Sunday, February 26, 2012
A federal trial over the nation's worst offshore oil disaster has been delayed for a week to allow more time for settlement talks, according to two people close to the case.
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011
The Senate has rejected a Republican bid to speed up and expand offshore oil drilling in the face of $4-a-gallon gasoline prices.
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011
After last year's oil spill into the Gulf of Mexico, the gulf's shores and gulf fisheries quickly closed. Some believed seafood industries outside of the Gulf Coast would benefit. However, it was opportunity lost.
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Wednesday, December 01, 2010
In a reversal, the Obama administration says it will not pursue offshore drilling in East Coast waters, including the eastern Gulf of Mexico.
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Tuesday, June 08, 2010
Numerous residents and businesses along the Grand Strand, including Divine Fish House and a Litchfield real estate company, have filed a class-action suit against oil giant BP after the April 20th oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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