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Six Months Later, An Oil Disaster Spreads Across…

For six months, I have lived and worked near ground zero of the worst oil disaster in US history. I’ve…

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06.19.19

Report By BP Finds Several Companies At Fault…

The oil giant BP said Wednesday in its internal report that a series of failures involving a number of companies…

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06.19.19

BP Installs New Blowout Preventer In Gulf Coast

A new blowout preventer has been placed atop BP’s problem oil well, a move that should allow crews to drill into…

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06.19.19

BP Stalling On Payment Of Nearly 40,000 Claims

ORANGE BEACH, Ala. — Sheryl Lindsay’s wedding planner business is on the brink, crumbling with each cancellation over concerns about…

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06.19.19

Spike Lee Bashes US Report On Vanishing Oil…

Federal scientists said last week that nearly three-quarters of the oil from the BP oil debacle has been removed by…

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06.19.19

Tropical Storm Bonnie Following Course Across Oil Spill

From Clarionledger.com: Tropical Storm Bonnie raced toward a strike on southern Florida on Friday, following a course that would take…

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06.19.19

Minorities Not Receiving BP Oil Spill Contracts

From BVonMoney.com: BP is getting criticism from civil rights leaders about African Americans being left out of the highly profitable…

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06.19.19

VIDEO: Beck Calls Michelle’s Oil Spill Outfit “Outrageous”

Yesterday, Glenn Beck appeared on the Bill O’ Reilly show and went into a peculiar rant about Michelle Obama. The…

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06.19.19

BP Cap Stops Oil Flow For First Time…

NEW ORLEANS — BP says oil from its broken well has stopped gushing into the Gulf of Mexico for the…

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06.19.19

First Lady Visits Florida Panhandle Battered By Oil…

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama visited the Florida Panhandle on Monday to shine a spotlight on…

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06.19.19

New Oil Well Cap Faces Tests From BP

NEW ORLEANS — After securing a new, tight-fitting cap on top of the leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico,…

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06.19.19

Oil Gushes Freely After Cap Is Removed From…

NEW ORLEANS — Robotic submarines removed the cap from the gushing well in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday, beginning…

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06.19.19

Official: Oil Spill Could Be Contained By Monday

From MSNBC: NEW ORLEANS — The federal official leading the Gulf oil spill cleanup said Friday a new containment cap…

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06.19.19

VIDEO: Talib Kweli's "Ballad Of The Black Gold"…

From The Urban Daily: It’s not “conscious” hip-hop, it’s reality based music. Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek took on this topic…

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06.19.19

BP Oil Spill Costs Top $3 Billion

LONDON — BP says that it has now spent more than $3 billion in attempts to stop an oil leak…

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06.19.19

Giant Oil Skimmer Being Tested In Gulf Of…

NEW ORLEANS — Gulf of Mexico cleanup crews working to block millions of gallons of oil from reaching land may…

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06.19.19

Oil-Stained Gulf Expects Glum Fourth Of July

DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. — Fireworks displays have been canceled. White-sand beaches that should be crowded with sunbathers are instead dotted…

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06.19.19

Oil Spill Hits Record As Largest Ever In…

NEW ORLEANS — BP’s massive oil spill became the largest ever in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday based on…

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06.19.19

Banned FEMA Trailers Being Used To House Oil…

From the NY Times: VENICE, La. — In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, they became a symbol of the government’s…

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06.19.19

Hurricane Alex Pushes Oil Ashore On Gulf Coast

GRAND ISLE, La. — Rough seas generated by Hurricane Alex pushed more oil from the massive spill onto Gulf Coast…

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06.19.19