Oil plumes spreading under Gulf “like ash from a volcano”
Government officials confirmed today that oil as far as 3,300 feet below the surface is traveling in clouds through large areas of the subsea Gulf of Mexico. At a news briefing, Jane Lubchenko, of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, said the subsea oil was found 42 miles northeast of the well site and also 142 miles to the southeast.
Worries mount on oil spill health effects
As oil washes up on Florida beaches, scores of cleanup workers are falling ill.
BP admits it wasn’t prepared
President Obama heads back to the Gulf Coast Friday, as BP's CEO acknowledges the company was completely unprepared for a deepwater oil spill.
Oil cleanup workers fight back against BP
Workers struggling to stem the oil flow on the Gulf Coast are falling ill and some are filing class actions suits against BP.
As oil gushes, BP spews nonsense
While BP has its own "reporters" enthusing about a "ballet at sea" in the Gulf, some 200,000 workers in the region are either out of work or facing imminent unemployment.
On Gulf Coast many doubt BP can stop leak soon
Union leaders, fishermen and environmentalists in the Gulf region say there is almost no chance that BP can stop the gushing oil by August.
Outrage spurs BP boycott
Outraged at the environmental catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico, a movement to boycott BP is growing across the country.
