The flow rate of the spill was also important because the Clean Water Act sets a civil fine of $1,100 for every barrel of oil released in a spill, in addition to payments for cleanup and economic loss.
Exxon did not finally settle up for damages related to the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill — in addition to the billions it paid in cleanup costs — until a Supreme Court decision in 2008.
The Clean Water Act sets a civil fine of $1,100 for every barrel of oil released in a spill, in addition to responsibility for paying for environmental cleanup and economic loss.
BP executives think the company has already paid a very stiff price for the spill — in addition to the penalties paid, it has set aside $42.4 billion in reserve for costs and claims related to the spill — and they are frustrated that new issues and claims for more money continue to arise.
A few days later, she drew a picture of the Earth and told me that she wanted to make copies, which she would sell to raise money to help clean up the spill, in addition to assisting other charities and her school.
BP says it has a "robust process to manage claims" and "is committed to pay legitimate claims" for loss or damage caused by the spill, all in addition to footing the cleanup costs.
Much ink has been spilled on it (in addition to the bodily secretions that stain its sheets and smear its discarded underwear).
Again, cats have a very powerful sense of smell, so food particles left on countertops can lure them into trying to find and eat any scraps, crumbs, or spills you may have missed, in addition to clawing or biting their way into food you have stored on countertops.
An additional risk is presented by oil refineries in the Po River basin where oil spills have occurred before, in addition to accidents occurring in the Adriatic already, so far with no significant environmental consequences.
In addition to spilling over a billion email addresses (and, in some cases, physical addresses), the leak exposed numerous documents that revealed the inner workings of RCM's spam operation.
