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Two lawsuits have been filed against BP alleging violations of the Rackteer Influenced Corrupt Organizations (RICO) statute in connection with the recent Deepwater Horizon oil spill . The first...

US Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar confirmed Tuesday that the Department of Justice will appeal a federal court decision to issue a preliminary injunction against a six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling [JURIST...

A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on Tuesday ordered a preliminary injunction against a six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling issued last month by the Obama administration...

Sara Burhan Abdullah, Pitt Law LLM '08 and JD '11, was an observer to the Iraqi Constitutional Review Committee through the University of Utah Quinney School of Law's Global Justice Project: Iraq. She shares her experiences with the issue of...

US President Barack Obama announced Wednesday that BP will subsidize a $20 billion compensation fund to indemnify the workers and business owners harmed as a result of the BP oil spill ...

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday announced the latest plan of action for tackling the BP oil spill , including the development of a compensation fund, a long-term restoration plan and prevention...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) on Sunday announced the closure of approximately 23 miles of the state's coastline to commercial harvesting of saltwater fish, crabs and shrimp out of concern for...

US President Barack Obama on Thursday called for new oil pollution laws in the wake of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill . Speaking at a meeting of congressional leaders from both...

US Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) on Wednesday introduced legislation intended to reduce foreign oil dependence and cut greenhouse gas emissions. The Practical Energy and Climate Plan of 2010 would reduce foreign oil...

UK Energy Secretary Chris Huhne announced Tuesday that the government will increase inspection of North Sea oil rigs and monitoring of offshore compliance and safety standards in response to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill ...