The Louisiana federal judge who struck down a six-month ban on deepwater oil drilling has sold many of his energy investments, a financial disclosure report released Friday reveals. Louisiana - Oil spill - Oil well - Energy - Environment
The wildlife apocalypse along the Gulf Coast that everyone has feared for weeks is fast becoming a terrible reality. Barack Obama - Oil spill - Gulf Coast of the United States - President of the United States - United States
The BP oil slick drifted perilously close to the Florida Panhandle's famous sugar-white beaches Wednesday as an attempt to contain the leak by shearing off the well pipe ran into a snag a mile under the sea. BP - Florida - Submersible - Gulf of Mexico - Business
A day that started with optimism from the site of the Gulf leak shifted to one of recriminations by lawmakers and word that President Obama will appoint an independent commission. BP - Oil spill - Environment - Energy - Business
The surface area of a catastrophic Gulf of Mexico oil spill has quickly tripled in size amid growing fears that the slick could become vastly more devastating than it seemed just two days ago. Gulf Coast - Wetland - Oil - Mississippi - United States
An oil spill that threatens to eclipse even the Exxon Valdez disaster spreads out of control and starts washing ashore along the Gulf Coast. Gulf of Mexico - Oil spill - Energy - BP - United States
The oil rig that exploded and then sank 36 hours later could lead to a major oil spill, officials say, and as a result a remotely operated vehicle is surveying the seas and cleanup assets are in place. Oil spill - Environment - Energy - Oil - Petroleum in the Environment
At least seven people were injured and up to 15 feared missing after an explosion at an oil drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana’s coast, the U.S. Coast Guard said. United States Coast Guard - Gulf of Mexico - United States - us coast guard - Coast Guard
