ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. — Sixteen years ago today, the largest oil spill in the history of marine oil drilling operations started off the Gulf Coast.
The Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded 40 miles off the coast of Louisiana. For 87 days, oil continued to spew into the Gulf.
Hundreds of millions of gallons of oil spewed into the Gulf, reaching five states. The impacts of a multi-billion dollar settlement are still being felt here in the Gulf Coast…