How long do you think it would take to overlook the worst offshore oil spill in history, one that lasted 87 days and during which 4 million barrels spewed into the Gulf of Mexico? Recent moves by the federal government point to the answer being 13 years.
On April 20, two days before Earth Day, we’ll mark the 13th anniversary of the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig off the coast of Louisiana that killed 11 workers and started an ecological disaster that lasted longer than the nearly three months as oil poured into the sea.
