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Oil Spill Events
A summary of events Wednesday, July 7, Day 78 of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill that began with the April 20 explosion and fire on the drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, owned by Transocean Ltd. and leased by BP PLC, which is in charge of cleanup and containment. The blast killed 11 workers. read more

Florida's oil spill response interactive map
Florida's SERT (State Emergency Response Team) has posted an interactive map updating oil spill reports and response. read more

Florida fed up, too, with BP's response to Gulf oil spill
Florida officials are frustrated with BP's response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and Gov. Charlie Crist is promising he will keep pressuring the company to provide economic and environmental help. Charles Dharapak, The Associated PressOn June 15, President Barack... read more

Closer monitoring of undersea oil spill plumes urged by Florida senator
The federal government would be required to do more stringent monitoring and research of undersea oil plumes from the massive Gulf oil spill under legislation proposed Wednesday by Florida Sen. Bill Nelson. Matthew Hinton, The Times-PicayuneUnderwater plumes of oil evidenced... read more

Oil spill's taint now Gulfwide: First tar balls wash up on beaches in Texas
TEXAS CITY - Tar balls from the Gulf oil spill found on a Texas beach were the first evidence that gushing crude from the Deepwater Horizon well has reached all the Gulf states. read more

Florida, Bureaucracy, and the Oil-Spill Cleanup
BP and federal officials have conjured parts of their oil-spill response plan from scratch and changed them by the day, often failing to act with the speed and decisiveness an emergency demands. The shortfalls have left responders in the Florida Panhandle longing for a post-hurricane chain of command. read more

Amid gulf oil spill, Florida still looks in vain for a state energy policy
Amid this summer's record breaking heat, with electric bills gone wild and a still unstoppered BP oil spill wreaking environmental and economic havoc, when will we get it together with a real energy plan? read more

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