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Oil from the BP spill on the beach in Gulf Shores, Ala., on June 12, 2010. A federal court has prohibited the use of funds to build a beach hotel in Alabama that were earmarked for oil spill restoration.
(Danny E Hooks/Shutterstock)
Article March 7, 2016

Court Rules BP Spill Restoration Funds Can’t Be Used to Build Luxury Hotel

A federal court prohibits the use of funds earmarked for oil spill restoration in Alabama to instead be used to build a beach hotel.
document February 17, 2016

Opinion_GRN v Jewell_Enjoining use of BP funds for Alabama resort_2-16-16.

Federal Court Prohibits Use of BP Oil Spill Restoration Funds to Build Beach Hotel
Gulf Shores, Alabama sunset. (Garret Farlow / CC BY 2.0)
Press Release: Victory February 17, 2016

Federal Court Prohibits Use of BP Oil Spill Restoration Funds to Build Beach Hotel

$58.5 million of “natural resource restoration” fund was slated to construct a lodge and conference center in Gulf Shores, AL
document October 23, 2014

Lawsuit Challenges Gulf Restoration Fund to Rebuild Hotel

Challenges a plan to use gulf restoration funds to rebuild a hotel and conference center
Dark clouds of smoke and fire emerge as oil burns during a controlled fire in the Gulf of Mexico following the April 20, 2010 explosion on the Deepwater Horizon.
(Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin Stumberg / U.S. Navy)
Press Release October 23, 2014

Gulf Restoration Group Sue Feds Over Misuse of BP Disaster Restoration Funds

Alabama and Feds approve millions for beachfront convention center