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BP Says Oil Spill In Lake Michigan Has Been Contained

Crews clean up an oil spill along Lake Michigan from the BP Whiting refinery in Whiting, Ind., on Tuesday. E. Jason Wambsgans /MCT /Landov hide caption

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BP Says Oil Spill In Lake Michigan Has Been Contained

March 25, 2014 • The cold weather helped contain the oil. Clean up crews are on the scene and the drinking water has not been affected.

After Oil Spill, Coast Guard Prepares To Open Houston Ship Channel

A barge loaded with marine fuel oil sits partially submerged in the Houston Ship Channel on Saturday. PO3 Manda Emery/ASSOCIATED PRESS hide caption

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After Oil Spill, Coast Guard Prepares To Open Houston Ship Channel

March 24, 2014 • Environmentalists, meanwhile, are worried that the spill happened at the worst possible moment — the peak of birding season.

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Cause Of Exxon Oil Spill In Arkansas Under Investigation

March 31, 2013 • The pipeline ruptured in the town of Mayflower on Friday, causing the evacuation of 22 homes. Crews have recovered about 4,500 barrels of oil and water, Exxon said Saturday. Officials are also monitoring air quality.

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Now And Then: Disaster Images From The Gulf Coast

June 21, 2010 • Lee Hill, of NPR's Tell Me More, offers a slide show of images by Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Ted Jackson depicting very different disasters along the Gulf Coast.

Fear And Resignation In Florida As Oil Heads East: 'It's Gonna Come!'

Obama and Crist on the beach in Pensacola Tuesday. Mandel Ngan/AFP hide caption

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Fear And Resignation In Florida As Oil Heads East: 'It's Gonna Come!'

June 17, 2010 • In Pensacola, folks are fatally resigned to the fact there's an oil slick heading their way.

Fear And Resignation In Florida As Oil Heads East: 'It's Gonna Come!'

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A picture from The Point in Pascagoula, Miss. This picture shows boats lined up for use in BP's vessels of opportunity. Frank Corder hide caption

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