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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/02
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In Pictures: Sticky mess: The Gulf oil spill's impact on nature
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/10
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/02
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BP oil spill spreads toward Pensacola, as wildlife toll rises
The BP oil spill is moving eastward, threatening beaches like Pensacola, Fla., as oil balls wash ashore and Gulf animals die at unusually high rates.
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Can the three million feet of booms in the Gulf contain the oil?
More than three million feet of boom has been deployed along the coast, but it's not a fail-safe method.
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BP stops short of accepting blame, plans a 'top kill' to plug oil leak
BP will attempt a 'top kill' in which heavy mud and cement would be shot into the well to plug it up.
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EPA girds for a fight with BP over dispersants in Gulf oil spill
BP has not met the EPA's mandate that it switch to a new dispersant, saying there aren't any other viable options for the Gulf oil spill. But the EPA says it's 'not satisfied,' and the manufacturer of a different dispersant insists it can meet BP's needs.
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In Pictures: Sticky mess: The Gulf oil spill's impact on nature
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Golf balls, new containment dome on deck to stop Gulf oil spill
BP is open to suggestions from the public on how to plug the well gushing thousands of gallons of oil per day 5,000 feet below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico.
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Military helicopters drop sandbags as oil spill cleanup efforts continue off Louisiana
Blackhawk military helicopters began dropping sandbags along the Louisiana coastline Monday, as oil spill cleanup efforts continued.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 05/10
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Gulf oil spill's environmental impact: How long to recover?
What scientists know about how oil spills affect the environment is drawn from a range of past events, no two of which have been alike. Because the blowout occurred 5,000 feet below below the water surface, the Gulf oil spill is unchartered territory.
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Gulf oil spill no closer to being contained as tar hits land
The large container meant to cap the leak that has caused a massive Gulf oil spill did not succeed this weekend. Meanwhile tar has begun washing ashore in Alabama.
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In Pictures: Louisiana oil spill
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After Ike, to rebuild or not?
Coastal Texas now faces the classic question asked in the wake of other natural disasters.
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