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On Earth Day, Oil Cleanup Continues in the Gulf [PHOTOS]

Apr 21st 2011 – 6:00PM
Patrick Semansky, AP

Patrick Semansky, AP

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AGs Say BP's Proposed Fund Changes Hurt Victims

By Laura ParkerNov 19th 2010 – 8:07PM
Karen Bleier, AFP / Getty Images

Karen Bleier, AFP / Getty Images

WASHINGTON (Nov. 19) -- Kenneth Feinberg, czar of BP's $20 billion compensation fund, has proposed changes to the next round of claims that would favor BP and make the process more difficult for the shrimpers, fishermen and other victims of the oil spill, the attorneys general of two states have charged. Mississippi...

Report Slams Government's Oil Spill Response

Oct 6th 2010 – 10:36PM
Getty

Getty

A presidential commission's reports on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill criticize the Obama administration for "underestimating" the amount of crude flowing into the Gulf, which in turn "undermined public confidence in the federal government's response."

How Much Oil Really Remains in the Gulf?

By Steven HofferAug 19th 2010 – 5:20PM

(Aug. 19) -- How much oil is still left in the gulf after the worst accidental oil spill in world history was finally stopped last month by the "static kill" procedure? That depends on who you ask. After the leak was stopped on July 15, the Associated Press reported that 184 million gallons had spilled. PBS presently...

Gulf Pol Rages Away as BP Swaps in Junior Spill Boss

By Laura ParkerAug 7th 2010 – 8:33AM
Patrick Semansky, AP

Patrick Semansky, AP

(Aug. 7) -- "I'm trying to be nice and stay off TV. That's what they want," said the man who spent weeks tethered to Anderson Cooper, ranting on CNN with equal rancor about government indifference and BP arrogance. Yet for Plaquemines Parish president Billy Nungesser, lowering his profile has proved impossible. A few days...

oil spill cleanup News From the Web

  • 03/26/12 Oil Spill Health Study Needs Participants Source: CBS - WIAT 42 - Birmingham AL BIRMINGHAM, Ala. The Alabama Department of Public Health is encouraging people who were involved in some aspect of the cleanup after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion to enroll in a study that will look at possible health effects of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
  • 04/20/11 One Year Later, BP Oil Spill Continues to Take a Toll Source: NewsInferno A year after the BP oil spill turned the lives of many Gulf Coast residents upside down, the region has yet to recover from the unprecedented disaster.
  • 04/07/11 BP Oil Spill Health Impact Hard to Measure Source: NewsInferno The emotional and physical health effects of theBP oil spill continue to linger, nearly a year after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico.
  • 09/15/10 C.I. Agent Solutions CEO to Address Regional Response... Source: PR.com Louisville, KY, September 15, 2010 --( PR.com )-- C.I.Agent Solutions, a global leader in solutions for fuel and oil spill cleanup and containment, announced today that its Founder and CEO, Dan Parker, will address the Regional Response Team III meeting on September 15, 2010 in Ocean City, Maryland at the Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel.

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