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The United States House of Representatives narrowly passes a budget spending bill to avoid a potential government shutdown.
2014-12-11

BP and plaintiffs reach an agreement over compensation for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
2012-03-2

The United States Government sets aside an area in Alaska twice the size of the United Kingdom as a "critical habitat" for polar bears.
2010-11-25

Scientists studying the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster's impact find substantial amounts of oil on the seafloor, contradicting statements by US government officials that the oil has largely disappeared [https:--www.usatoday.com-news-nation-2010-10-25-oilresearch25_ST_N.htm ("USA Today") ]
2010-10-24

A large fish kill, consisting of several different fish species and other marine life, including crabs, stingrays, shrimp, starfish and a whale wash ashore in Venice, Louisiana, near Plaquemines Parish, near the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and involving more species than usual with localized dead zone and low oxygen events.
2010-09-10

BP warns the United States Congress that it might not be able to pay compensation for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill if it is barred from getting new offshore drilling permits.
2010-09-2

Admiral Thad Allen, the man in charge of the US Government's efforts to clear up the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, has given clearance for BP to pour cement into its Gulf of Mexico oil well.
2010-08-4

The United States Government gives BP a 24-hour deadline to answer questions about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, as well as providing detailed information and plans on stopping the leak.
2010-07-9

Scientists are finding enormous oil plumes in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico, including one as large as 10 miles long, 3 miles wide and 300 feet thick in spots as fresh evidence that the leak from the broken undersea well could be substantially worse than estimates that the United States government and BP have given.
2010-05-16

United States Coast Guard commander, Admiral Thad Allen, is appointed by President Obama to lead the federal response to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
2010-05-11