Cain Burdeau

Associated Press

Frozen Beef Or Steaks

Nations Pledge to Reduce Food Waste

Poor refrigeration leads to the loss of about nine percent of perishable food in developed countries and about 23 percent in developing countries.

BP: Cost of 2010 Gulf Spill $61.6B

The company issued the estimate Thursday, the first time it has put a total cost on the catastrophe.

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Water-Sucking Makes City Sink

The groundwater sucked up by industrial facilities such as a power plant, oil refineries and chemical complexes may be contributing to the problem.

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board investigates major industrial accidents. It is concluding a long-running probe into the catastrophic blowout of a BP well six years ago in the Gulf of Mexico that killed 11 workers and injured many others.

Offshore Drilling Needs New Rules

Industry officials have complained that the proposed changes are not practical would cost billions of dollars more than projected.

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Judge: BP Not to Pay Oil Industry Losses from Moratorium

A federal judge ruled that BP does not have to pay for economic losses other businesses suffered when the federal government shut down deep-water drilling in the wake of BP's catastrophic 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.