Coverage Turns, Cautiously, to Spill Impact
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“Another front has opened in the news coverage of the spill: questions of how much oil is left in the water, and how damaging it will prove.
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Upper North Shore Now Protected from Boat Sewage Pollution / “No Discharge Area” now extends from Cape Cod Bay to Southern Maine (MA)
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“(Boston, Mass. – Aug”
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Oil in Gulf Poses Only Slight Risk, New U.S. Report Says
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“Only about 26 percent of the oil from the Deepwater Horizon leak is still in the water or onshore, and most of it is diluted and breaking down rapidly, officials say.
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EPA Approved For Up To $13 Million to Fund Federal Oil Spill Response (MI)
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“FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NO. 10-OPA090 EPA has received approval for up to $13 million to fund the federal government’s operations in response to the spill. EPA has the role of Federal On-Scene Coordinator for this incident. EPA can request additional funding if it determines more is needed”
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Oil Spill Officials Talk of Shift From Emergency Work
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“The focus is more on long-term recovery now that some of the urgent demands of the spill are diminishing.
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Gulf of Mexico Has Long Been a Sink of Pollution
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“For decades, the oil industry, farming and lax oversight have contributed to a dead zone in the gulf.
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EPA Assumes On-Scene Coordinator Role in Response to Enbridge Kalamazoo River Spill (MI)
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“Release date: 07/28/2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
10-OPA80 CHICAGO (July 28, 2010) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has assumed the role of Federal On-Scene Coordinator in response to the Enbridge oil spill in the Kalamazoo River”
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Another Oil Leak Is Spotted in the Gulf
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“A wellhead spewing oil up to 100 feet into the air was at least the third unrelated oil leak in the Louisiana area since the Deepwater Horizon spill began.
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Exploring Algae as Fuel
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“Dozens of bioengineering laboratories are trying to create superalgae that can be used to make diesel or jet fuel.
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Deadly Trend: Disabled Alarms On Gulf Oil Rig, In W. Va. Mine
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“Switched-off safety equipment may have played a role in both disasters.”
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