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FDA announces comprehensive plan to ensure safety of Gulf seafood
The U. S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a comprehensive and cooperative plan to ensure seafood from the Gulf of Mexico is safe for consumers to eat, despite fears about effects from the BP oil spill. In a
BP preparing for deep, remote arctic drilling
With all eyes fixated on the oil crisis in the Gulf of Mexico, BP is stealthily moving toward what could easily be this country’s (and the world’s) next environmental catastrophe: Deep-sea drilling in remote reaches of the Arctic. But will
BP succeeds in replacing cap on oil leak as oil washes up on beaches
Several hours after it was forced to remove the cap that had been containing some of the oil pouring from its broken oil well, BP has managed to fix its latest problem at the site and put the cap back
Beach communities brace for long term impact as oil appears on shore
Residents along the Alabama Gulf Coast are beginning to worry about the longterm economic effects of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as oil begins to come ashore. Depending on wind and weather, beach-goers may find the
Satellite images reveal another Gulf oil spill
BP isn’t the only oil company currently spilling crude oil into the Gulf from defective wells and broken riser pipes, satellite images reveal. An offshore rig named the Ocean Saratoga has been spewing oil into the water since at least
Oil spill estimates soar as top-kill procedure shows signs of success
Ever since the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded and sank into the Gulf of Mexico, scientists from both the public and private sectors have offered estimates on how much oil was gushing from BP’s runaway well. New estimates announced by U.S.
BP Admits They Underestimated the Amount of Oil Leaking as More Washes on Shore
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — BP conceded Thursday that more oil than it estimated is gushing into the Gulf of Mexico as heavy crude washed into Louisiana’s wetlands for the first time, feeding worries and uncertainty about the massive monthlong spill.
Shelby seeks fisheries disaster declaration for Alabama
Federal officials are expanding zones in the Gulf of Mexico that are off-limits to fishing because of the widening oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and Senator Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) is asking the federal government to declare a commercial
