Jul 22 Watch Along Gulf Coast, Effects of Chemicals in Oil Dispersant Questioned Some are questioning whether the dispersants being used to break apart the oil that has leaked into the Gulf are harmful to wildlife and plants. Spencer Michels reports from Buras, Louisana. Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch Tropical Storm Bonnie Threatens to Disrupt Efforts to Halt, Clean Up Oil The threat of a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico is presenting another challenge to BP's efforts to kill the leaking oil well and clean up the oil that has already leaked. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Gulf state senators,… Continue watching
Jul 21 BP Considers ‘Static Kill’, Eyes Potential Storm Workers clean tarballs from a beach in Pass Christian, Miss. Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images Officials could move forward by the weekend with an operation to begin permanently sealing the Gulf of Mexico oil leak, Coast Guard Adm. Thad… Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch White House Apologizes After ‘Hasty’ Firing of USDA Employee The firing of a U.S. Department of Agriculture employee for alleged racist remarks ended with an apology from White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs and a job offer from her former boss, Tom Vilsack. Shirley Sherrod says she accepts the… Continue watching
Jul 21 Watch News Wrap: Bernanke Promises to Bolster Recovery If Needed In other news Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke voiced concern about slow economic growth, saying the Fed would take action if needed to help the U.S. economic recovery along. Continue watching
Jul 21 Watch Local, Federal Officials at Odds Over Oil Protection for Louisiana Bay BP may have to stop testing the containment cap on the Gulf of Mexico oil well due to a storm warning this weekend. Meanwhile, local authorities and federal scientists disagree on how to stop the oil from coming ashore. Tom… Continue watching
Jul 20 With Gulf Well Capped, Oil Flow Rate May Remain a Mystery By Chris Amico We may never know how much oil really leaked into the Gulf of Mexico. Over the weekend came news that BP may be able… Continue reading
Jul 20 Tuesday: Concern Remains on Oil Cap; Senate to Vote on Jobless Benefits The federal government and BP continue to keep a close eye on the cap over the broken oil well in the Gulf of Mexico. The cap, though still mostly holding in oil, has some scientists worried. The New Orleans… Continue reading
Jul 20 Watch News Wrap: Gulf Oil Cap Holding Tight on 3-Month Mark of Rig Blast As Tuesday marked the three-month anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig blast, the cap on the oil well appeared to be holding tight. Continue watching
Jul 19 Oil Well Will Stay Closed Another Day as Monitoring Continues BP will keep the cap closed for at least 24 more hours on its ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen said in a news conference Monday afternoon. The cap has been closed since… Continue reading