Jun 08 NOAA Confirms Presence of Subsea Oil Plumes in Gulf Weatherbird II oil sampling stations (Image credit: NOAA) The federal government confirmed Tuesday that subsea clouds of dispersed oil have been found at least 40 miles from the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil leak in the… Continue reading
Jun 08 Oil-Covered Birds a Vivid Symbol of the Crisis in the Gulf By Joanne Jennings Images of oil-covered birds are among the most vivid symbols of the wildlife damage wrought by the Deepwater Horizon spill. The brown pelican, which graces the Louisiana state flag and was just brought back from the brink of… Continue reading
Jun 08 Signs of Higher Flow Rate: BP Captures 14,800 Barrels of Oil By Chris Amico BP reported this morning that on Monday it captured approximately 14,800 barrels of oil from the broken well in the Gulf of Mexico, where crude has been flowing since the Deepwater Horizon rig sank on April 22. As we've… Continue reading
Jun 08 Tuesday: Probes Faulted BP Safety Record; U.S. Voters Head to Polls A great blue heron stands on an oil containment boom being used to protect Pensacola Beach, Florida. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images. Internal investigations over the past decade warned BP managers that the company disregarded safety and environmental rules… Continue reading
Jun 08 Watch Explorer Jean-Michel Cousteau Probes Depths of Oil Spill’s Impact As the environmental impacts of the BP oil leak unfold in the Gulf of Mexico, Jeffrey Brown talks to ocean explorer Jean-Michel Cousteau about conservation and his team's dives into the spill. Continue watching
Jun 08 Watch Environmental Lawyers Weigh BP’s Liability in Leak Fifty days into the Gulf oil spill, officials still don't have a firm answer on how much oil is escaping from the damaged well or how long it could continue. Jim Lehrer talks to two environmental law professors about the… Continue watching
Jun 07 Oil Spill Liability a Complicated Legal Web By Quinn Bowman As oil continues to leak into the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded and sank, the amount of legal damages that BP and other companies might owe is an evolving issue before Congress. Continue reading
Jun 07 Coast Guard’s Allen: Government Must Be ‘Ruthless’ in Oversight of BP By News Desk Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen said Monday at the White House that the government still doesn't know how much oil is leaking from the damaged Gulf well despite the addition of a containment cap last week, but that BP hopes… Continue reading
Jun 07 Monday: Obama to Receive Briefing on Spill Progess; Tornadoes Kill 7 in Ohio A bird rescue team captures an oiled pelican for cleaning Sunday on Cat Island in Barataria Bay near Grand Isle, Louisiana. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images. Despite increased estimates over the weekend for the amount of oil BP… Continue reading
Jun 07 Watch Gulf Faces Long Road to Restoration From Oil Spill Federal officials said the amount of oil escaping into the Gulf of Mexico is beginning to slow, but the cleanup and restoration will likely span years. Gwen Ifill talks to two environmental experts about efforts to mitigate the damage. Continue watching