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A massive oil spill helped one billionaire avoid paying income tax for 14 years

A massive oil spill helped one billionaire avoid paying income tax for 14 years

Phyllis Taylor’s company is responsible for the longest-running oil spill in U.S. history. That’s been a disaster for the Gulf of Mexico — but a tax bonanza for Taylor.
The aftermath of the Huntington Beach oil spill

The aftermath of the Huntington Beach oil spill

Video by Christian Monterrosa shows the massive job cleanup crews have on the Southern California shoreline.
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Huntington Beach has reopened, but the aftermath of the oil spill is far from over

Huntington Beach has reopened, but the aftermath of the oil spill is far from over

Recent photos reveal surfers hitting the waves—and a massive clean up still in progress.
A decade after Deepwater Horizon, we're still cleaning up oil spills the same way

A decade after Deepwater Horizon, we're still cleaning up oil spills the same way

A sinking boat off the coast of Sri Lanka is about to spill tons of oil into the ocean. The cleeanup will uses the same, ineffective techniques as the major oil spills before it. But there are better solutions.
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