WSJ blog: “BP PLC agreed Thursday to pay $18.7 billion to settle federal and state claims over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The penalty includes the biggest pollution fine in U.S. history. Here’s what you should know…”

• See also via New York Times –  BP to Pay $18.7 Billion for Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill – “The tentative settlement covers suits filed by Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, as well as the federal government…” and Multimedia Feature: An Interactive Look at the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in 2010