Recent news about the Gulf oil spill
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- 6/25: Biden, Mabus to visit Gulf coast
- 6/23: More oil gushing
- 6/22: Gulf rig owner criticizes President Obama's drilling halt
- 6/20: BP exec's yachting trip infuriates
- 6/19: Questions on who is in charge
- 6/18: BP's Hayward off spill duty, more
- 6/16: BP to create $20b escrow fund
Louisiana
9/22: Greed update
GRAND ISLE, La. — The folks who provided the moving yard full of crosses marked with wildlife that died and activities that suffered after the Gulf Oil tragedy this month updated their yard art by piling the crosses against a ladder topped with the word “greed.”
9/16: Cleanup patrol
Photojournalist Zoriah snapped this image July 17 that shows workers cleaning up oil on a beach on Grand Isle, La. Cleanup work continues today. Click to learn more.
9/15: Collecting boom
U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Keith Frenzel observes members of a certified shoreline boom retrieval team on a vessel off the north shore of Trinity Island, La., on Sept. 11, 2010. Click for more.
9/14: Gunk
Photojournalist Zoriah snapped this image in late July of a chunk of gooey oil displayed by a clean-up worker at a Louisiana beach. Click to learn more and go to Zoriah’s photo essay.
9/12: Washed up
American Birding Association photographer Drew Wheelan wrote a touching and aggravating post last week about how there appeared to be an effort on Grand Isle, La., to get permits to use wave action to take oil back into the ocean. Click to learn more.
9/9: Mat of oil
American Birding Association photographer Drew Wheelan snapped this image this week of a mat of weathered oil that remains on Louisiana’s Raccoon Island in the middle of a major habitat for seabirds. Click for more.
9/7: Testimonial
Here’s a photo and testimonial of Mr. and Mrs. Tao Nguyen of Buras, La., by Terri Garland. This work and others are featured in “Gulf,” an exhibition at the New Orleans Photo Alliance that runs through next week.
9/5: Saving hermit crabs
Grand Isle State Park Interpretive Ranger Leanne Sarco and Frazer O’Hara display hundred of hermit crabs about to be released after they were rescued from the contaminated eastern shores of Grand Isle, La. Click to learn more.
9/4: Decontamination
VENICE, La. — A worker power washes an airboat Sept. 2 at the decontamination unit at the Deepwater Horizon Response Plaquemines Branch. Click to learn more.
9/3: Gulf rig fire
Above is a photo via Greenpeace that shows crews working to extinguish a fire that broke out on the Vermilion 380 oil and gas platform in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday. Click to learn more.
9/2: Explosion
The chilling news of another oil rig explosion off the Louisiana coast came this morning. Click for more.
8/29: Testing fate
American Birding Association photographer Drew Wheelan eyed these White Pelicans in a line along the Louisiana shore on Aug. 23. Millions of birds are roosting on the contaminated shorelines, which prompted Wheelan to wonder whether they were “testing fate.” Click for more
8/28: Recovering
This dog is recovering from near starvation in a local animal shelter in St. Bernard Parish, La. Click to learn more.
8/26: Lay the boom
New Orleans photographer George Long sent along this image snapped May 31 as workers across the Gulf were rushing to put out boom to protect the shoreline. Click for more.
8/25: Abandoned
A photo and testimonial of Robert Whittington of Point la Hache, La., by Terri Garland. Click to learn more about the photo and an exhibition in New Orleans.
8/24: Three layers
This photo shows three distinct layers of oil in the first eight inches of sand on the eastern tip of Grand Isle, La., writes American Birding Association photographer Drew Wheelan.
8/23: Grand Isle field
A display of crosses in the yard of a home in Grand Isle, La., pays tribute to all that the locals feel was lost in the wake of the spill. Click for more.
8/21: Threatened
A photo and testimonial of Byron Marinovich of Buras, La., by Terri Garland. This work and others are featured in “Gulf,” an exhibition at the New Orleans Photo Alliance that opened Aug. 14. Click to learn more.
8/20: Taking a break
The night crew at Grand Isle, La., took a break earlier this month from digging holes to try to locate submerged oil, as highlighted in this shot by American Birding Association photographer Drew Wheelan. Click to learn more.
8/19: Toe tag
A U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife worker puts a toe tag on a bird found dead in the wake of the oil spill in Grand Isle, La. Photo taken by award-winning documentary photographer Zoriah on July 19. Click for more.
8/18: Treated
An oiled bird is washed and treated in a rehabilitation center in Louisiana. Photo taken by award-winning documentary photographer Zoriah on July 19. Click photo to learn more.
8/17: Carcass collection
A box used to store the bodies of birds killed by oil exposure. Photo taken by award-winning documentary photographer Zoriah on July 19 in Louisiana. Click to learn more.
8/16: Broken-hearted
A photo and testimonial of Kristi Jacobs of Port Sulphur, La., by Terri Garland. This work and others are featured in “Gulf,” an exhibition at the New Orleans Photo Alliance that opened Saturday. Click to learn more about the stunning exhibition.
8/15: People of the Gulf
A photo and testimonial of fisherman Dennis Fisher Sr. of Buras, La., by Terri Garland. This work and others are featured in “Gulf,” an exhibition at the New Orleans Photo Alliance that opened Saturday. Click to see the testimonial and learn more about Garland’s work.