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"Oil Spill Threatens Native American 'Water' Village" [1]

"The town of Grand Bayou, Louisiana, has no streets and no cars, just water and boats. And now the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico threatens the very existence of the Atakapa-Ishak Indians who live there. 'We're facing the potential for cultural genocide,' says one tribe member."

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Economy & Business [3]
Disasters [4]
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National (U.S.) [7]
Source: National Geographic [8], 06/10/2010

Ingredients of Dispersants Used on Gulf Spill Are Secrets No More [9]

"U.S. EPA has quietly released a full list of ingredients in the two controversial dispersants BP PLC is using to combat the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, following weeks of complaints from members of Congress and public health advocates that the dispersant manufacturer had kept its complete formula a secret from the public."

Fish & Fisheries [2]
Chemicals [10]
Disasters [4]
Water & Oceans [11]
Journalism & Media [12]
Environmental Health [13]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: NYTimes [14], 06/10/2010

Gulf Spill Mapping, Infographic Roundup [15]

As the Gulf oil spill continues to spread and become a growing concern to more parts of the US, these key tools will help you tell and illustrate the story.

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Energy & Fuel [17]
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Wildlife [19]
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SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [20]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [21]
Mexico [22]
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Public [6]

BP Hires Cheney Spokeswoman, Defender of Secrecy, as PR Boss [23]

Anne Womack Kolton, who as former VP Dick Cheney's press aide defended the secrecy of his energy task force, has been brought in to fix BP's PR problems in the Gulf oil spill.

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Fish & Fisheries [2]
Economy & Business [3]
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Pollution [25]
Water & Oceans [11]
People & Population [5]
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SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [20]
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Public [6]

Top Kill Operation Succeeds in Killing Much of BP's Credibility [26]

US EPA withheld information, and twice during the five-day operation BP cut off the mud pumps for long periods without letting the public know, making statements that left the impression the operation was ongoing.

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Fish & Fisheries [2]
Economy & Business [3]
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Pollution [25]
Water & Oceans [11]
Government [27]
Wildlife [19]
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SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [20]
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Public [6]

Media Access to Oil-Impacted Areas Disputed [28]

The WatchDog's special Gulf oil spill issue includes stories on media access problems, withholding of information by US EPA and misleading statements by BP, mystery dispersant ingredients, BP's new ex-Cheney spokesperson, prohibiting cleanup workers talking to media, and detaining rig survivors till they sign two statements.

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WatchDog TipSheet [24]
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Fish & Fisheries [2]
Economy & Business [3]
Disasters [4]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Pollution [25]
Water & Oceans [11]
Technology [18]
Journalism & Media [12]
Wildlife [19]
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SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [20]
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Public [6]

"Wildlife Toll Begins To Confirm Greatest Fears" [29]

Oil-soaked pelicans in some coastal marshes, coated with oil from the Gulf spill, can no longer fly. The number of miles of shoreline smothered in oil continues to grow, and the oil pushes further inland.

Fish & Fisheries [2]
Disasters [4]
Natural Resources [30]
Water & Oceans [11]
Biodiversity [31]
Wildlife [19]
Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: Wash Post [32], 05/28/2010

The Daily Glob: Post-Gulf Oil Spill Research Programs [33]

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Still covering aspects of the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill? SEJ's tracker blog The Daily Glob has compiled a list of important Gulf-related research programs: [34] institutes, academic programs, and labs working on marine science, gulf ecology, oil spill response and recovery, coastal ecosystems, wetlands, and more.

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Environmental Politics [37]
Environmental Health [13]
Energy & Fuel [17]
Economy & Business [3]
Disasters [4]
Chemicals [10]

"Feds Declare Fisheries Disaster in La., Miss., Ala." [38]

"The Obama administration Monday declared a commercial fisheries failure in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, paving the way for federal grants to offset financial losses in the fisheries industry."

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Public [6]
National (U.S.) [7]
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune [39], 05/25/2010

"Last Rites in Salmon Country?" [40]

Fishermen like walrus-mustached Larry Collins, captain of the Autumn Gale in San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf, face an agonizing choice.

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Northwest (OR WA) [41]
California [42]
Source: High Country News [43], 05/24/2010

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