Professor Hopkins advised the US Chemical Safety Board’s investigation into these disaster

BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

(Gulf of Mexico)

The worst environmental disaster in history killing 11 people, injuring 170 others and and causing immeasurable ecological damage.

Due to the months-long spill, along with adverse effects from the response and cleanup activities, extensive damage to marine and wildlife habitats and fishing and tourism industries was reported

As of 2018, cleanup costs, charges and penalties had cost the company more than $65 billion.

BP Refinery Explosion

(Texas City)

The Texas City Refinery explosion occurred on March 23, 2005, when a hydrocarbon vapor cloud was ignited and violently exploded at the ISOM isomerization process unit at BP's Texas City refinery in Texas City, Texas, killing 15 workers, injuring 180 others and severely damaging the refinery.

Consulting firm Telos had examined conditions at the plant and released a report in January 2005 which found numerous safety issues, including "broken alarms, thinned pipe, chunks of concrete falling, bolts dropping 60 feet (18 m) and staff being overcome with fumes."

The report's co-author stated, "We have never seen a site where the notion 'I could die today' was so real."