Mar212012
The damage that the 2010 BP oil spill caused won’t go away any time soon. It’ll take many years, perhaps even a lifetime, for the wildlife and beaches to return to pristine condition. The U.S. Senate’s recent approval to give 80 percent of fines levied to five Gulf coast states will provide major relief for [...]
May062010
Today, oil from the BP oil spill was found on Freemason Island in Louisiana’s Chandeleur Islands. There had been reports of oil reaching the shore in the past several days, but today marks the first confirmed landfall of the oil spill. In response, Coast Guard crews struggled to move protective booms around the island. It [...]
