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Reports Sharply Contradict Claims About Vanished Oil

(Aug. 17) -- Two new reports from different groups of academic scientists are providing a counterweight to the government's rosy assertions that the Gulf of Mexico oil spill crisis is drawing to a close. One says that as much as 79 percent of the oil is still loose in the gulf; the other expresses the fear that oil on the...

Corexit: 5 Questions About Chemical Dispersant Answered

(Aug. 13) -- BP's runaway well is close to being officially killed for good, but that doesn't mean the problem it created will be solved. The nation's worst oil spill will continue to cause issues for a long time to come. One of those issues might stem from the inordinate amount of chemical dispersant, called Corexit,...

Opinion: Gulf Oil Spill's Silent Victims -- The Children

(June 28) -- The BP oil spill has garnered international attention for unimaginable real and future losses: lives as well as livelihoods, wildlife and coastal communities. We've learned from the Exxon Valdez and other spills how these catastrophes impact ecosystems, and witnessed the years of rehabilitation and billions of...

Dispersants Have Some Gulf Fish Eating Oil

(June 3) -- BP's widespread use of chemical dispersants like Corexit 9500 to combat the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has already come under wide criticism, both for the chemical's toxicity and how -- while limiting the amount of oil that washes up on beaches -- it's merely disseminating it throughout the gulf ecosystem....

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08/31/11 Deepwater disaster dispersants called deadly, too Source: Gasparilla Gazette - Boca Grande FL Dispersants used to help clean up the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster may have the same adverse effects on humans and wildlife as does the oil itself, according to a report from Earthjustice, an environmental advocacy law firm.
01/27/11 Oil Dispersants Found To Persist In Environment Source: Go Green The massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico this past summer caused millions of gallons of oil to enter the waters.
11/11/10 Group threatens suit over oil spill dispersants in... Source: Anchorage Daily News A national environmental group is threatening to sue over the federal government's oil spill emergency response plan for Alaska, saying regulators violated the law by not studying whether using chemicals to disperse oil spills would harm the state's endangered and threatened marine species.
08/04/10 Obama aides track down the case of the missing oil Source: USA Today Blogs Some was dispersed with chemical assistance.
08/03/10 EPA: Chemical dispersants no worse for aquatic life... Source: The Chronicle Herald A new federal study of chemical dispersants used to break up oil in the Gulf of Mexico shows that when mixed with oil, the dispersant is no more toxic to aquatic life than oil alone.