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Tuesday, August 28, 2012  An update on gas prices as Issac nears.

Tuesday, November 08, 2011  Oil spill defendants want to keep investigations blaming them for disaster out of civil trial

Wednesday, November 17, 2010  Expert panel says signs of trouble missed, ignored prior to massive Gulf oil spill

Wednesday, August 18, 2010  More than a month after oil stopped spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, big questions remain about where it is.

Sunday, August 01, 2010  The investigators said the U.S. Coast Guard routinely approved BP requests to use thousands of gallons of the chemical per day to break up the oil in the Gulf, despite a federal directive to use the dispersant rarely.

Thursday, July 15, 2010  UPDATED 4:25 p.m. CDT. Oil stopped gushing into the Gulf of Mexico from BP's busted well Thursday for the first time since the disastrous spill began, the oil giant said.

Wednesday, June 30, 2010  Abby Yoss, 12, of Bloomfield organized a supply drive to help clean oil-covered animals from the Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010  Abby Yoss, 12 organized a supply drive to help clean animals caught in the oil spill.

Thursday, May 27, 2010  Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich says President Barack Obama's handling of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill has been a "total failure" that is akin to the government's bungled response to Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.

Wednesday, May 05, 2010  The best short-term solution for bottling up the oil spill threatening sealife and livelihoods along the Gulf Coast should be arriving today.

Tuesday, May 04, 2010  Anxiety is high among residents and business owners along the Gulf Coast as oil from an exploded BP oil rig inches toward shore. Meanwhile, engineers are using a range of tactics to stop the leak. Read on for more about the Gulf Coast oil spill.

Tuesday, May 04, 2010  People along the Gulf Coast have spent weeks living with uncertainty, wondering where and when a huge slick of oil might come ashore, ruining their beaches — and their livelihoods.

Tuesday, May 04, 2010  Engineers are racing to stem the disastrous oil leak a mile beneath the Gulf of Mexico, relying on a series of highly technical — and in some cases unprecedented — maneuvers.

Thursday, April 29, 2010  Story updated with complete transcript of White House briefing

Thursday, April 29, 2010  Gov. Bobby Jindal declared a state of emergency and the federal government sent in skimmers and booms Thursday as oil from a massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico oozed toward the fragile coastline.