BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster

BP’s Deepwater Horizon disaster remains the largest marine oil spill in history, releasing 4.9 million barrels of oil over 87 days and killing 11 workers directly due to cost-cutting decisions. The spill destroyed marine life at a rate 5 times faster than typical leaks, and BP’s negligence resulted in the largest criminal corporate settlement in U.S. history at $4.5 billion.