Mother Nature Network | Why is a spill that started in 2004 still leaking oil in the Gulf of Mexico? Mother Nature Network Oil spills like the Deepwater Horizon and the Exxon Valdez are embedded in the environmental consciousness, so much so that they're essentially shorthand for any other spills that occur. But there are spills that don't get as much attention — and ... A 14-Year-Long Oil Spill Nobody Talks About Could Become One Of The Worst In US History 14 years later, oil still spewing from sunken Gulf platform |