The fatal Deepwater Horizon drilling platform explosion and subsequent oil spill in 2010 that lasted for four months could have been prevented, according to the final report of President Obama’s National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling released January 11. Ultimately, the disaster stemmed from a lack of preparation–a condition that remains today–as well as mismanagement, the report states. [More]













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