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BP Gulf Oil Spill: A Look Back [PHOTOS]

Apr 15th 2011 – 7:00PM
AP

AP

On April 20, 2010, the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig suffered a massive explosion off the Louisiana coast, killing 11 workers and releasing millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Take a look back at the photos that captured the damage the oil spill caused to the Gulf's wildlife and industries....

Photos of Dying Birds Put New Focus on Oil Spill

By Steve PendleburyJun 4th 2010 – 2:07PM
Charlie Riedel, AP

Charlie Riedel, AP

(June 4) -- Week after week, information about the BP oil disaster has gushed from every media outlet. The 24/7 live video, interviews, official briefings, photos, maps, computer animations -- all accompanied by endless commentary in print, online and on the air -- were starting to turn into little more than background...

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