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BP Reports Profit But Spill Costs Still Growing
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Tuesday, November 02, 2010
Friday, October 29, 2010
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Around the Nation
Reminders Of BP's Oil Spill Linger Along Gulf Coast
October 28, 2010 More than three months since BP plugged its underwater gusher, crews continue to clean hundreds of miles of soiled shoreline from Louisiana to the Florida panhandle. Tar balls still wash ashore and after the tide goes out, the sand has what looks like a light coffee or tea stain.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Politics
Oil Spill Legacy: 'Obama's Katrina'? Probably Not
October 20, 2010 For all the hand-wringing and breathless forecasts, the oil spill does not appear to have done lasting political damage to the president or his party. Still, every day President Obama was forced to spend on the spill was a day he couldn't devote to his own agenda.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Around the Nation
White House Lifts Ban On Offshore Drilling
October 12, 2010 The Obama administration announced that companies able to meet new safety standards will be able to drill in the Gulf of Mexico. The six-month moratorium had been scheduled to end Nov. 30.
Thursday, October 07, 2010
Around the Nation
Panel Blasts Government On BP Oil Spill Response
October 7, 2010 The federal commission investigating the spill said that by underestimating how much was gushing — and, later, how much oil remained — in the Gulf of Mexico, the Obama administration "created the impression that it was either not fully competent to handle the spill or not fully candid with the American people."
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
The Disappearing Coast
Louisiana Looks To New Plan To Restore Fragile Coast
September 28, 2010 Navy Secretary Ray Mabus is set to unveil the Obama's administration plans to restore the Gulf Coast and build it back better than it was before. Leaders in Louisiana, which is losing the equivalent of a football field of wetland every 50 minutes, say they need the federal government's help — now.
Environment
At Oil Spill Hearing, Calls For New Response Plan
September 28, 2010 Scientists and government officials summoned to the presidential commission investigating the Deepwater Horizon oil spill said Monday that the oil industry and responders were unprepared for such a catastrophic event and the nation needs a better plan to deal with big spills.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Friday, September 10, 2010
Environment
Scientists Find Thick Layer Of Oil On Seafloor
September 10, 2010 Scientists on a boat in the Gulf of Mexico are finding a substantial layer of oily sediment stretching for dozens of miles in all directions. Their discovery suggests that a lot of oil from the Deepwater Horizon didn't simply evaporate or dissipate into the water — it settled to the seafloor.
Business
Claims Czar's Slow Pace Frustrates Gulf Businesses
September 10, 2010 It's been almost three weeks since Kenneth Feinberg took over the claims payment process for the oil spill. Residents and businesses along the Gulf Coast are still waiting, in frustration and often in desperation, for claims to be paid out.
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
Around the Nation
BP Report Blames Multiple Companies For Gulf Spill
September 8, 2010 The oil giant's 193-page report says a sequence of failures led to the massive Gulf of Mexico spill that fouled waters and shorelines for months. The company's findings are far from the final word on possible causes of the explosion that sank the Deepwater Horizon drill rig.
