U.S. District Judge Approves $20 Billion Settlement in BP Oil Spill Case
Funds will pay for damage caused by largest marine oil spill in U.S. history
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NEW YORK --ÌýResponding to theÌýover theÌýBP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster, which resulted in the deaths of more than one million birds, the ÃÛèÖAPP released the following statement:
“It’s finally time for BP to pay for what they broke," said ÃÛèÖAPP President and CEO David Yarnold (). "Now we can focus on rebuilding America's Delta. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to protect Gulf Coast communities and the wildlife that need intact coastlines. It's time to start the recovery process for millions of birds and people alike.â€
To learn more about the effects of the BP oil spill on the birds and communities of the Gulf Coast and to read about ÃÛèÖAPP's work in the affectedÌýareas, please visitÌý/features/birds-and-oil.
The ÃÛèÖAPP saves birds and their habitats throughout the Americas using science, advocacy, education and on-the-ground conservation. ÃÛèÖAPP's state programs, nature centers, chapters and partners have an unparalleled wingspan that reaches millions of people each year to inform, inspire and unite diverse communities in conservation action. Since 1905, ÃÛèÖAPP's vision has been a world in which people and wildlife thrive. ÃÛèÖAPP is a nonprofit conservation organization. Learn more atÌýÌýandÌý.
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