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10 Animals Most at Risk in Oil Spill

Conservationists worried about ill-timed disaster

(Newser) - Biologists are panicking over the oil spill spreading across the Gulf of Mexico, which couldn't possibly have come at a worse time. It's peak spawning and nesting season in the wetlands, estuaries, and national fisheries of Louisiana, and there's never been an oil spill this close to those fragile areas,...

Oil Spill Endangers Obama's Drilling Plans

Growing slick expected to reach land tomorrow

(Newser) - The feds are ramping up efforts to contain the widening oil spill near Louisiana, with Janet Napolitano designating it an event of "national significance." For President Obama, it's also an event of political significance. With oil pouring into the Gulf, the environmental mess is already causing trouble for...

Oil Spill 5 Times Worse Than Thought

New leak found at Gulf oil rig explosion site

(Newser) - A new leak has been discovered at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion, and oil is gushing into the Gulf of Mexico at 5 times earlier estimates, according to the Coast Guard. Some 5,000 barrels of oil a day are now believed to be pouring into...

Top 10 Worst Oil Spills
 Top 10 Worst Oil Spills 
Apr 28, 2010 6:59 PM CDT

Top 10 Worst Oil Spills

Current one is tiny in comparison

(Newser) - The Gulf of Mexico oil spill coming from the Deepwater Horizon platform that exploded and collapsed is still a piker compared to some of the big spills. As of the end of today, it was only 1/50th the size of the Exxon Valdez spill, which doesn't come close to breaking...

Feds May Torch Gulf Oil Slick
 Feds May Torch Gulf Oil Slick 
Apr 28, 2010 1:18 AM CDT

Feds May Torch Gulf Oil Slick

Controlled burn could start today

(Newser) - The Coast Guard is considering setting the gigantic oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico ablaze as it approaches land. A controlled burn to burn off the oil could happen as soon as today if winds keep pushing the Rhode Island-sized slick toward ecologically sensitive areas of the Mississippi Delta,...

La. Oil Spill Now the Size of Rhode Island

Crews won't know until today if they're able to stop the leak

(Newser) - The oil spilling from a sunken rig in the Gulf of Mexico has grown to more than 1,800 square miles—an area larger than Rhode Island—but crews using a robot sub have yet to be able to stop the two leaks, which sit 5,000 feet below the...

Robot Sub Racing to Stop Oil Leak at Sunken Rig

It could take hours or months to stop the 1K-barrel-a-day spill

(Newser) - Crews have been using a robot submarine to try to stop an oil leak nearly a mile below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, but officials said late yesterday it would take at least another day before they knew whether the job was completed. It could take hours or...

Hunt for Survivors Nears End; Rig Not Leaking Oil

Coast Guard sees no spillage from ocean floor

(Newser) - Rescuers are prepared to call off the search today for the 11 missing crew members of the sunken oil rig off the Louisiana coast, reports the New Orleans Times-Picayune . Meanwhile, crews working to contain any environmental damage got good news from the Coast Guard this morning: The rig does not...

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