It’s been over a decade and a half since the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill happened, spewing more than 130 million gallons of BP-owned oil into the Gulf of Mexico across 87 days. What’s considered the largest maritime spill in history resulted, five years after, with Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, and Texas being on the receiving end of a $20.8 billion settlement with the oil and gas giant.

In Mississippi, officials are still working to use what remains of the more than $2 billion the state received as part of the settlement. As it was written, $750 million was for economic damages to be distributed over a running period. As of today, the state has in excess of $250 million left in the coffers for lawmakers to consider dishing out on an annual basis through 2033.

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