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[Josh5890]

They will survive.

 

[Walpurgis]

The fine was approved by a federal judge

I hope that is enough. It says that the bulk of the money is going to the affected U.S. states. What about affected areas outside the U.S.? I don't know how many there are but there have to have been some, and they'd likely need compensation a lot more than the U.S. states.

 

[Grinchy]

Where does this fine money go? IS the money going to relief the fishing industry, the thousands and thousands of people whose lively hood was adversely changed forever? I understand that the money will be split amongst states, but I am not confident it will go to the places it should. Yes there are costs to cover, but I feel like the people are at the bottom of this totem pole. I live in Alaska and have seen personally what the Exxon Valdez did for a lot of small fishing ventures out here, its not pretty.

It's going where it needs to go: Trump's campaign fund. Let's make America great again!

 

[God Dayumm]

It's going where it needs to go: Trump's campaign fund. Let's make America great again!

Would a wall in the Gulf of Mexico have prevented the shores of Louisiana from being polluted?

 

[Karsticles]

The idea that BP could even have this much money to pay that fine is incredible.

 

[Operations]

Nearly six years later, do we have an updated study of the actual impact of the disaster? As in, were the initial reports and environmental assesments correct? Was it as devastating and damaging as initially thought? Was it worse?