The Deepwater Horizon disaster exposed the dangers of BP’s offshore operations. From ignored warnings to engineering failures ...

In response, Florida voters banned drilling in state waters. During his first term, President Donald Trump used his authority to prevent further drilling in the Southeast, including off Florida’s Gulf ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- The state of Florida filed a lawsuit Saturday against oil company BP and cement contractor Halliburton over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, becoming the fourth state to seek ...

The Interior Department announced a second sale of 80 million acres of the Gulf, set for March. The sales stop at the Florida ...

(Adds quotes, details) PENSACOLA, Fla., May 4 (Reuters) - Florida Governor Charlie Crist said on Tuesday it was possible that his state could sue BP Plc <BP.L> over any damage Florida might suffer ...

BP announced Thursday afternoon an additional grant of $25 million, for a total of $75 million to Florida for tourism and other recovery purposes. “As Florida braces for what will likely be a ...

Tampa, Florida -- Florida is set to receive $3.25 billion from BP as part of an historic settlement between BP, five Gulf Coast states, and the US government after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

DESTIN, Fla. — In Florida's Okaloosa County, where the biggest threat used to be the occasional hurricane warning, county commissioners declared themselves ready to go to jail to ensure their pristine ...

More people visited Florida in Q2 than did a year ago, good news for a tourism industry that was scrambling at the time to reassure travelers that the state was largely unaffected by the giant Gulf ...

* Protesters at BP gas station call for boycott of company * Protest called after oil washes up on Pensacola beach By Michael Peltier PENSACOLA, Fla., June 6 (Reuters) - Demonstrators converged on a ...