Scientists find damage to coral near BP well
For the government, the findings were a departure from earlier statements.
Gulf Oil Spill: Recent photos Show Disaster Is Far From Cleaned Up
Although BP plugged the well and it was declared effectively dead in mid-September, the catastrophe is far from over for the Gulf residents impacted from the spill and the natural environment likewise devastated in the aftermath.
Tests warned of cement troubles before BP blowout
It’s the first finding from the commission looking into the causes of the oil rig’s explosion. The independent investigators do not address other decisions that could have contributed to the cement’s failure and the eventual blowout.
Coast Guard says substance found floating in Gulf is algae, not oil
“I’ve never seen algae that looked orange, that was sticky, smelled like oil and that stuck to the boat and had to be cleaned off with solvent,” said one boat captain working in the BP oil spill response team who first reported the sightings as oil.
Oil cleanup not over in Louisiana’s Bay
It’s hard to imagine that the Gulf of Mexico oil spill crisis is over in this marshy area about 40 miles south of New Orleans. The fight against the crude onslaught continues, even as fewer workers fight it.
Six Months Later, an Oil Disaster Spreads Across the Gulf
Economic and political forces are spearheading the campaign to forget this disaster. The fishermen and coastal residents fear they will be forgotten and lost in the bureaucratic maze of a bungled claims process.
Doubts Persist on Gulf Sand Barriers
Skepticism runs high regarding the berms’ effectiveness to date, as they have only collected about 1,000 barrels of oil, a tiny fraction of the five million barrels that spilled from the Deepwater Horizon well.
Scientists lower Gulf health grade
Damage to the Gulf of Mexico can be measured more in increments than extinctions.
Sand Sharks Scour Gulf Beaches: Mixed Feelings
In a region still in shock over the financial and psychological damage inflicted by BP PLC’s months-long oil spill, the act of watching and listening to the Sand Shark at work is for many a form of therapy, even though, pancake-sized lumps of crude are exhumed from holes about 12 inches deep.