NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, September 26, 2006 (ENS) - Plaintiffs have agreed to a $330 million settlement with Murphy Oil over damages from a massive oil spill considered the worst environmental disaster stemming from Hurricane Katrina.
The struggles continue over a number of environmental controversies, including oil and gas drilling in the Rockies, forest fires, the diversion of funds meant to be invested in land acquisition, and logging in road-free portions of our national forests.
