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The Deepwater Horizon Disaster was five years ago today. Here’s what we still don’t know.

The Deepwater Horizon Disaster was five years ago today. Here’s what we still don’t know.

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It’s officially been five years since BP’s Deepwater Horizon disaster, a well blowout and subsequent oil spill that caused the deaths of 11 men.

A lot has happened since — a massive cleanup effort, scientific research on impacts, civil and criminal court cases galore. But the answers to many basic questions about the historic tragedy remain either unknown and unclear.

The Deepwater Horizon Disaster was five years ago today. Here’s what we still don’t know.

-ThinkProgress 4/20/2015