5 YEARS AGO: After Deepwater Horizon, way of life for Louisiana's coastal communities threatened As the spill fades further into the past, experts debate how significant its lasting impact will be.

On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, dumping 134 million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico over the course of 87 days. The spill has been called one of the worst ...

Fifteen years ago, on April 20, 2010, a catastrophic explosion on BP's Deepwater Horizon oil rig, located 89 miles off the Alabama coast, claimed the lives of 11 crew members and injured 17 others.

15 years after Deepwater Horizon oil spill, lawsuits stall and restoration is incomplete The effects of the largest oil spill in U.S. history are still being felt.

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill impacted various ecological communities differently over time. The scientists will present their findings in two parts. In Part I, the scientists will present research ...

Long after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the marshy shores of the Gulf of Mexico were still feeling the effects of the disaster. Marsh grass retained plant-smothering oil, and the soil ...

Oil and dispersant on the water's surface in the Gulf of Mexico on May 20, 2010, a month after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill began.

Fifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded off the Gulf Coast, killing 11 and sending 134 million gallons of crude gushing into the ocean, the effects of the nation's worst ...

Fifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster off the Gulf Coast, the effects of the largest oil spill in U.S. history are still being felt.

Fifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded off the Gulf Coast, killing 11 and sending 134 million gallons (507.2 million liters) of crude gushing into the ocean, the effects of the … ...

FILE - Oil floats in the waters of Chandeleur Sound, La., on May 4, 2010, two weeks after the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico.

Yet cleanup workers and local residents who suffered health impacts they attribute to the oil spill have struggled to have their cases heard in court and few have received significant compensation.