Since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion on April 20, 2010, at least 5,000 barrels of oil a day, and likely much more, has flooded into the Gulf of Mexico. Efforts to cap, divert, disperse, contain and burn off the flow have met with minimal success. Below you will find resources to learn more about this unprecedented disaster and ways you can help.
Voices from the Spill Part 2: The End of Fishing in the Gulf
"A molecular biologist will soon bring dozens of tiny, transparent animals that live in Gulf Coast waters back to his laboratory as part of an effort to better understand the oil spill's long-term impact on the coastal environment and creatures living there."
Scientists have detected a plume of hydrocarbons that is at least 22 miles long and more than 3,000 feet below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, a residue of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
"The vast majority of the oil from the BP oil spill has either evaporated or been burned, skimmed, recovered from the wellhead or dispersed - much of which is in the process of being degraded. A significant amount of this is the direct result of the robust federal response efforts."
