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Gulf deadzone "only" 6,800 square miles this year
Posted on 7 Aug 2011 by Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.

Prior blogs have described both the size, nature, and cause of the Gulf of Mexico dead zone, a subsea region where the water contains too little oxygen to support life. In June of 2011, researchers predicted that the annual dead zone might be the biggest... Read More

EPA Spanish Web Site to inform Spanish-speaking public about health, environmental impacts of Oil Spill
Posted on 25 May 2010 by LexisNexis Environmental Law Community Staff

WASHINGTON – As part of the ongoing federal response to the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, EPA has launched a Spanish language Web site to inform the Spanish-speaking public about the spill’s impact on the environment and the health of... Read More

Oil from Gulf of Mexico spill may still be present, particularly on the Gulf floor
Posted on 9 Apr 2011 by Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.

Prior posts have noted that the dispersants used in the BP spill had a longer than anticipated life in the Gulf. Additionally, prior posts have noted the evidence supporting the thesis that the oil was consumed by microbes unusually fast. Recently published... Read More

Gulf deadzone "only" 6,800 square miles this year
Posted on 7 Aug 2011 by Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.

Prior blogs have described both the size, nature, and cause of the Gulf of Mexico dead zone, a subsea region where the water contains too little oxygen to support life. In June of 2011, researchers predicted that the annual dead zone might be the biggest... Read More

EPA Responds to the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
Posted on 11 May 2010 by LexisNexis Environmental Law Community Staff

Since the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico on April 22, 2010, EPA has mobilized resources to support the U.S. Coast Guard and protect public health and the environment. Our Emergency Operations Center at headquarters has been activated, trained EPA... Read More

Fighting the Last War: The Relevance (and Irrelevance) of the Exxon Valdez Spill to the Deepwater Horizon Spill
Posted on 7 May 2010 by Bradley M. Marten

By Brad Marten A number of us in the Pacific Northwest can remember the phone ca ll that came in the spring of 1989 telling us to come to Alaska. There had been an oil spill, the caller said, and we had better get up there right away. We packed up... Read More