Aug 04 BP’s ‘Static Kill’ Holding Back Oil Flow Nearly four months after the worst accidental oil leak in history began in the Gulf of Mexico, BP is claiming a victory in its effort to plug its blown-out oil well. BP said Wednesday that mud forced down the… Continue reading
Aug 04 Watch Browner: Static Kill ‘Good News’ for Gulf, But Relief Wells Still Needed Political leaders welcomed BP's report of success in the static kill operations on the Gulf oil well, while some Gulf residents remained apprehensive about a report saying that roughly three-quarters of the leaked oil was gone. Judy Woodruff speaks with… Continue watching
Aug 04 Watch Report Says Oil Mostly Gone, But Some Along Gulf Remain Skeptical BP reports the static kill on the Gulf oil well is a success so far, but some Gulf Coast residents are questioning a new government report that states around three-quarters of the spilled oil is already gone. Gwen Ifill reports… Continue watching
Aug 03 Reporter’s Notebook: Senators Set to Leave Town Without Energy Bill Action A crowded hallway packed with Capitol Hill reporters waited for the final interaction with Senate Democratic and Republican leaders that winds down the summer session of Congress. Called "the stake-out at the historic Ohio Clock," it's the last chance for… Continue reading
Aug 03 Watch BP Could Be Fined Billions for Largest Oil Accident in History A federal task force of scientists released a new estimate that more than 200 million gallons of oil have spewed into the Gulf since late April -- the largest accidental oil spill in history. It could also mean BP could… Continue watching
Aug 03 BP Begins ‘Static Kill’ Attempt Updated 5:23 p.m. ET | BP senior vice president Kent Wells said at a technical briefing Tuesday afternoon that the injectivity test conducted Tuesday ahead of the static kill was a "textbook" operation. "It went exactly as we would… Continue reading
Aug 03 The Oil Spill Put in Perspective In an effort to better understand the magnitude of the gulf oil disaster, we've taken the newly published spill total and compared it against several real-world numbers. We'll be adding to this list throughout the day. If you have… Continue reading
Aug 03 Katrina 5 Years Later: The Fall and Rise of New Orleans’ Levees By News Desk Five years after sections of New Orleans' levees fell or were overtopped with water pushed inland by Hurricane Katrina, the NewsHour is looking back at what we've learned about their failure, what's been done to fix them and how vulnerable… Continue reading
Aug 03 Tuesday: BP to Attempt ‘Static Kill’; Floods Spreading in Pakistan Crews hoped to begin pumping mud and cement into the blown-out oil well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday in what BP officials said could be the permanent fix to the spill. Engineers planned to… Continue reading
Aug 03 Watch BP Starts ‘Static Kill’: Beginning of the End for Gulf Oil Well? Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid hit a stumbling block in an effort to pass a bill that would have lifted an oil spill liability cap. Judy Woodruff speaks with Washington Post reporter Joel Achenbach about the latest on efforts to… Continue watching