By Hal Herring

We may be home from the Louisiana coast for now, but our worries have not been left behind. The story of the oil spill is still unfolding. These are some of the resources that we are tracking every day.

Best satellite imagery of oil spill from NASA, updated daily
Best resource for oil spill coverage, including Bob Marshall’s reporting for the Time-Picayune.

More oil spill stories ...
Submerged oil plumes suggest gulf spill is worse than BP claims
Gulf of Mexico oil spill 'increasingly likely' to enter Loop Current, travel to Florida Keys
NOAA shutting down 19 percent of Gulf fishing due to oil spill
Independent probe of BP oil spill in works
MMS drilling official retires in oil spill fallout
Interior secretary acknowledges lax oil regulation

Troubles at Mineral Management Service are nothing new, as this report from 2008 shows.
Inspector General of the Department of Interior’s Report on a Mineral Management Services scandal

And here's an interesting story about the Native Americans who live in the Louisiana marsh country and are facing the oil spill’s effects.
Spill reinforces oil bad will for American Indians

Comments (3)

from jhunt2 wrote 2 years 1 week ago

The Nasa link is good but it makes me more mad at BP f4ck4rs.

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from YooperJack wrote 2 years 1 week ago

I think I'm more interested in how to stop the leak, and controlling the damage. Once that's accomplshed, we need to concentrate on the cleanup. Then, and only then, should we worry about the blame game.

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from hal herring wrote 2 years 6 days ago

I think a little anger is good for the soul and the body, Yooper.

We got mad at King George, back in the day, and some pretty good things started happening.

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from jhunt2 wrote 2 years 1 week ago

The Nasa link is good but it makes me more mad at BP f4ck4rs.

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from YooperJack wrote 2 years 1 week ago

I think I'm more interested in how to stop the leak, and controlling the damage. Once that's accomplshed, we need to concentrate on the cleanup. Then, and only then, should we worry about the blame game.

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from hal herring wrote 2 years 6 days ago

I think a little anger is good for the soul and the body, Yooper.

We got mad at King George, back in the day, and some pretty good things started happening.

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