The Gulf of Mexico oil spill / Farrell, Courtney

Provides an account of the explosion on the oil rig Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico in April, 2010, that resulted in the deaths of eleven people and caused the largest offshore oil spill in the history of the United States.

Details the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill that occurred on April 20, 2010, including how it happened, what oil company officials did about the catastrophe, and what it took to finally stop the leak. Describes the aftermath in both the political world and the environmental world.