Oil Spill News

• Allen: Third Party Needed In Oil Spill Response

  The federal official running the BP oil spill response is proposing a third party to represent polluters to correct the perception that the company is in charge of cleaning up its own mess.

  09/27/2010 1:46 PM

• Temporary Cap That Stopped Oil Gusher Removed

  Engineers have removed a temporary cap that stopped oil from gushing into the Gulf of Mexico from BP's blown-out well in mid-July.

  09/02/2010 10:57 PM
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  Coast Guard: Fire Out, No Oil Sheen After Rig Explosion In Gulf

  The captain of a boat that rescued 13 people who escaped an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico says the blast aboard the vessel was so sudden that they didn't have time to get in a lifeboat.

  09/02/2010 12:02 PM
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  BP To Begin Forcing Cement Down Well

  BP officials say they plan to begin forcing cement down the blown-out Gulf oil well.

  08/05/2010 8:18 AM

• On Water, 'Static Kill' Appears to be going well

  A leader of the operation to plug up the blown-out oil well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico says the process is going well.

  08/03/2010 6:19 PM

• Pipeline Firm Offers To Buy Homes Near Mich. Spill

  A company whose pipeline ruptured and dumped hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil into a southern Michigan waterway has offered to buy up to 200 homes in the affected area.

  08/03/2010 6:13 PM
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  Getting Fisherman Back In The Water

  Louisiana looks at ways to lure fisherman back to their shores after the oil spill.

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  Tropical Storm Bonnie Slows Oil Cleanup

  Ships are ordered to the harbor as Gulf workers expect bad weather.

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• Tropical Depression Could Delay Oil Well Repair in Gulf

  If work crews are evacuated, it could be two weeks before they can resume the effort to permanently plug the well.

  07/22/2010 2:07 PM
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  Texas Group Wants To Clean Oily Birds

  A group of volunteers is feeling helpless. They've trained to clean birds affected by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, but instead of starting work, they're waiting. Now the Houston volunteers are trying

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