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June 23, 2010, 7:52PM
By Aimee Miles, staff writer Experts who convened in New Orleans on Wednesday for a second round of exploring the potential health effects of the Gulf Coast oil spill reiterated the need for a coordinated approach to monitoring and researching affected populations, but conceded the task is easier said than done. Charged with advising decision-makers and the general public...
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June 23, 2010, 7:33PM
New investigation unit being formed within Minerals Management Service
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June 23, 2010, 7:12PM
'Get out of the way,' Jindal implores Interior Department
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June 23, 2010, 6:30PM
Responders win praise for dedication, and tar balls are hard to find
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June 23, 2010, 6:02PM
Business reporter Jaquetta White explains the cap accident today with the BP oil spill and how much oil is now escaping.
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June 23, 2010, 5:40PM
Gov. Bobby Jindal said today that Attorney General Buddy Caldwell's office is getting another $5 million from a $25 million BP grant to the state for its Gulf oil spill response, bringing the attorney general's share to $10 million as he leads of team of public and private lawyers representing Louisiana's interest in the disaster. The governor's announcement comes days after...
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June 23, 2010, 5:11PM
Families impacted by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill can get free health screenings Thursday at the West Bank Regional Library in Harvey. Our Home, Louisiana Coalition is sponsoring the event from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the library at 2751 Manhattan Blvd. Among the services offered will be health screenings, employment and social services resources, a stress...
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June 23, 2010, 4:55PM
An Alabama boat captain, despondent over the Gulf oil spill, has killed himself, The Los Angeles Times has reported. William Allen Kruse, 55, a charter boat captain recently hired by BP as a vessel of opportunity out of Gulf Shores, Ala., died Wednesday morning before 7:30 a.m. of a gunshot to the head, likely self-inflicted, authorities said, the newspaper's website...
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June 23, 2010, 4:47PM
A day after being told by the federal government that the state had to halt its construction of an oil protection berm at the northern reaches of the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and other coastal leaders urged the Obama administration to let work continue as contractors shift their dredging to an alternative site over the next week. Jindal said the...
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June 23, 2010, 4:42PM
Waterfowl along our coast are in mortal danger as the BP rig disaster continues to gush crude oil. The press has concentrated mainly on Louisiana's state bird, the brown pelican, and rightfully so. This magnificent bird, brought back from near-extinction in Louisiana, numbers about 12,000 to 13,000 breeding pairs plus clutches of two eggs and fledglings. However, more devastation...
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June 23, 2010, 4:30PM
Wildlife refuge is already home to many brown pelicans
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June 23, 2010, 4:14PM
New Orleans turns into the Big Uneasy after oil spill, says the Toronto Star. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that the city won't be paying for its mayor's trip to Louisiana to view the oil spill and cleanup efforts. Reuters is reporting that the United States will issue a more flexible oil drilling moratorium. The Huffingpost Post carries a story that...
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June 23, 2010, 3:17PM
Pensacola Beach 'not a pristine, white beach anymore'
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June 23, 2010, 3:11PM
The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday subpoenaed BP claims documents in the Gulf oil spill, after its chairman said the company has not complied with requests to provide information on its payments. The committee's voice vote showed bipartisan agreement for Chairman John Conyers' efforts to release claims information to the public. The committee also voted, 16-11, to approve a...
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June 23, 2010, 3:09PM
Two shallow water vacuum barges will ply the waters of St. Bernard Parish to attack any oil that makes it way into the marshes, the parish said. The vessels, called Shallow Water Barge Recovery Systems, consist of a vacuum similar to a shop vac. The sucked up oil and water are held in 6,000-gallon tanks. St. Bernard Parish government said...
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May 17, 2010, 12:17PM
A Washington-based research group says two BP refineries in the U.S. account for 97 percent of "egregious willful" violations given by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The study by the Center for Public Integrity says the violations were found in the last three years in BP's Texas City refinery and another plant in Toledo, Ohio. In 2005, 15...
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May 17, 2010, 10:10AM
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal will fly over the oil leak and spill area in the Gulf of Mexico today with a BP executive. After the flyover with BP chief operating officer Doug Suttles, Jindal will meet with representatives of the Corps of Engineers and coastal parishes to discuss a proposed dredging plan to build up the barrier islands to help...
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May 17, 2010, 9:46AM
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is expected to defend the government's response to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in the Obama administration's first congressional testimony on the incident. Napolitano and Coast Guard Rear Admiral Neffenger will testify about the response to the spill Monday afternoon before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee. BP America Chairman and...
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May 17, 2010, 9:36AM
A tube inserted into a busted pipe leaking oil into the Gulf of Mexico is collecting about 1,000 barrels of oil per day, about one fifth of the amount government officials believe is gushing into the sea, a BP spokesman said Monday morning. The mile-long collection tube began pumping oil to a waiting ship Sunday. It is BP's first successful attempt at containing the...
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May 17, 2010, 8:36AM
BP said Monday it was siphoning more than one-fifth of the oil that has been spewing into the Gulf for almost a month, as worries escalated that the ooze may reach a major ocean current that could carry it through the Florida Keys and up the East Coast. BP PLC chief operating officer Doug Suttles said Monday on NBC's...
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May 17, 2010, 6:55AM
Every day NOAA releases maps forecasting the extent and concentration of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill expected for the next 24, 48 and 72 hours. Sunday's 24-hour forecast for 6:00 p.m. Monday, May 17. Sunday's 48-hour forecast for 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 18. Sunday's 72-hour forecast for 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 19. The Field Guide to NOAA's Oil...
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May 17, 2010, 6:49AM
BP chief operating officer Doug Suttles says a mile-long tube has been collecting more than one-fifth of the oil that's spewing into the Gulf of Mexico from a blown-out well. Speaking Monday on NBC's "Today" show, Suttles said the tube has been siphoning more than 1,000 barrels a day, or 42,000 gallons. BP has estimated about 5,000 barrels a...
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May 16, 2010, 11:25PM
Inupiat Eskimo whale hunter George Kingik follows news accounts of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. He cringes when he imagines crude fouling his backyard, Alaska's Chukchi Sea. "They're not ready for the Arctic," Kingik said from his home in Point Hope, 700 miles northwest of Anchorage. "It's completely different up here." Shell Oil two years ago spent...
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May 16, 2010, 9:05PM
The size and shape of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico changes by the day, depending on weather conditions as well as conditions in the Gulf itself. This graphic shows the forecast for Monday, May 17, and Tuesday, May 18. The shapes of the oil slick are created from information by pilots during flyovers, as well as trajectories...
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Concert to benefit fishing industry affected by oil spill updated 11 hours, 9 minutes ago More than a dozen acts will perform in Louisiana on Sunday to benefit the fishing industry threatened by oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. The event starts at noon at the Mardi Gras World River City in New Orleans. Organizers say the concert, which...
BP says tube successfully inserted back into Gulf leak updated 12 hours, 25 minutes ago Oil company BP says it has resumed pumping oil to a ship on the surface after a weekend setback that halted efforts to siphon off the crude spewing from a damaged well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico.
New tactics to stem oil spill updated 19 hours, 15 minutes ago BP and other groups are trying a new method to stop the oil spill in the Gulf . CNN's Pat St. Claire reports
What are oil dispersants? updated 1 day ago The U.S. Coast Guard and Environmental Protection Agency on Saturday authorized BP to use chemical dispersants underwater to help break up the oil leaking into the Gulf of Mexico.
What are oil dispersants? updated 1 day ago The U.S. Coast Guard and Environmental Protection Agency on Saturday authorized BP to use chemical dispersants underwater to help break up the oil leaking into the Gulf of Mexico.
Oil spill setback updated 6 hours, 33 minutes ago CNN's David Mattingly reports that the first attempt to cap the oil leak has failed.
Oil spill cleanup research updated 20 hours, 54 minutes ago Research by Canadian scientist offers insight into oil spill cleanup in the gulf. CBC's Colleen Jones reports.
Louisiana wetlands threatened by oil updated 21 hours, 57 minutes ago Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser explains why the Louisiana wetlands must be saved from the oil spill .
