Problems plague BP compensation fund as oil spill victims tell of slow, small, unfair payments

Problems plague BP’s oil spill compensation fund

Ala. prof charged with shooting 3 colleagues won’t be charged in 1993 Mass. mail bomb attempt

Ala. prof won’t be charged in 1993 Mass. mail bomb

Gallup poll: 25 percent increase in depression cases along Gulf Coast since massive BP spill

Gallup: Depression up 25 percent on Gulf after oil

Gallup finds 25 percent increase in depression cases in Gulf since BP spill

Gallup finds 25 percent hike in depression in Gulf

Oil gusher is dead, but the anguish of Gulf Coast residents still very much alive

Oil gusher is dead, but not residents’ anguish

Gulf Coast counts on tourism boost from newly announced fall fishing season for red snapper

Gulf Coast eyes tourism boost from fall fishing

Well’s official death marks milestone, as Gulf assesses harm and looks ahead

The well is dead, but Gulf challenges live on

Final sealing of busted well little comfort to those still paying dearly for BP’s mistake

Final well sealing small comfort to Gulf residents

AP ENTERPRISE: News monitor, anti-Palin group among those landing US Gulf spill contracts

Sarah Palin

Police: 81-year-old man killed in blast intentionally set off device at Ala home for elderly

Police: 81-year-old set off device that killed him

AP ENTERPRISE: Tax records show boom for some, bust for others in Gulf of Mexico oil cleanup

AP ENTERPRISE: Oil cleanup both bonanza and bust

OSHA reviewing 45-minute delay before community warned of Alabama ammonia leak

OSHA eyes 45-minute time lag in Ala. ammonia leak

Regulatory agency: 45-minute delay before siren warned community of ammonia leak at Ala. plant

OSHA: 45-minute lag in warning of Ala ammonia leak

Oily boom, trash from Gulf spill heads to landfills, some with state environmental issues

Gulf waste heads to landfills, some with problems

5 in intensive care after ammonia leak at Alabama plant prompts 130 to seek medical attention

5 in intensive care after Ala. plant ammonia leak

7 in intensive care after ammonia leak at Alabama plant prompts 130 to seek medical attention

7 in intensive care after Ala. plant ammonia leak

7 in intensive care following Alabama ammonia leak that sickened about 130 people

7 in intensive care after Ala. ammonia leak

At least 120 sent to hospitals by ammonia leak at Ala. plant; 4 in intensive care

Ammonia leak at Ala. plant sickens at least 120

At least 120 sent to hospitals after Alabama plant leaks ammonia, 4 in intensive care

120 sickened by ammonia leak at Ala. plant

At least 100 sent to hospitals with shortness of breath, dizziness in Ala. plant ammonia leak

At least 100 sickened in Ala. plant ammonia leak

Oil halted, cleanup slowing, but struggles from food to mental health persist in Gulf region

Gulf residents struggle in aftermath of oil spill

Ammonia leak at Ala. plant sends dozens to hospital with dizziness, shortness of breath

Ala. plant’s ammonia leak sends dozens to hospital

How close you were to the oil spill will determine whether you can collect from BP’s $20B fund

US President Barack Obama
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‘Hot Dot’ patches that warn of high body temperature get tested on Gulf oil cleanup crews

‘Hot Dot’ patches tested on Gulf oil cleanup crews

HEALTHBEAT: Intense testing under way to assure safety of Gulf seafood following oil spill

‘CSI’ for seafood: Gulf fish gets safety tests

Ala. attorney general sues BP, others over Gulf oil spill despite governor’s opposition

Alabama AG sues BP, others over Gulf oil spill

APNewsBreak: Alabama attorney general sues BP, Transocean over Gulf oil spill despite governor

APNewsBreak: Alabama sues BP over Gulf oil spill

BP touts $324M in spill payouts with no claim denied, but 39,000 await answer as feds step in

As 39,000 spill claims dangle, BP defers to feds

Along Gulf Coast, oil well’s plugging brings relief but fear of abandonment, too

Well plugging brings relief but abandonment fears

Along Gulf coast, capping of spill brings relief but fear of abandonment, too

Well capping brings relief but fear of abandonment

AP Enterprise: Survey of scientists reveals faith that Gulf can rebound from BP oil spill

AP Enterprise: Scientists think Gulf can recover

AG points to ‘deadly pipeline’ as 14 are charged with supporting terrorism in Somalia

14 charged for supporting Somalia terrorist group

BP to pump cement into blown-out Gulf of Mexico oil well, coast still faces long recovery

President Barack Obama, daughter Sasha Obama and wife

Oil-fouled Gulf, struggling coastal residents face long recovery, despite progress

The White House

Federal spill official says BP can move forward with forcing cement down into Gulf oil well

U.S. President Barack Obama joins Martha Coakley

After 3 months of misery, crush of mud finally plugs BP’s Gulf of Mexico gusher

President Barack Obam

BP says mud pumped into well in Gulf is holding down the oil; feds say most of oil is gone

U.S. President Barack Obama joins Martha Coakley
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Oil or no oil, rest of summer will do little to save Ala., Fla. beach business

For Gulf businesses, fading summer is a lost cause

Heat advisories across US South as humidity exacerbates temps to feel like 100-plus degrees

South bakes, humidity feels like 100-plus degrees

Oil causes more than 2,200 Gulf beach closings or warnings, 10 times more than last year

Oil causes 2,200 Gulf beach closings, warnings

Tiny Ala. town cleaned up like no other with $8.5M from BP, but payday sowed seeds of distrust

Seeds of distrust in Ala. town’s big cleanup haul

Work at BP’s oil spill site stalls as Tropical Storm Bonnie races toward Gulf of Mexico

Oil spill work stalls as Bonnie races toward Gulf

Work at oil spill site in Gulf of Mexico on hold as Tropical Storm Bonnie approaches

Oil spill work on hold as Bonnie approaches

Federal official orders key ships to evacuate spill site as Tropical Storm Bonnie approaches

Key ships ordered to leave spill site before storm

Feds order ships to evacuate oil spill site as Tropical Storm Bonnie sweeps toward Gulf

Feds order ships to leave spill site before storm

Cap on BP’s well to stay closed despite threat building in the tropics; no word on evacuation

BP’s oil well to stay shut despite tropical storm

BP’s leaky oil well to stay capped during storm even if ships evacuate Gulf of Mexico

BP’s leaky well to stay capped during storm

Oil spill chief: Well to remain capped if ships evacuate Gulf because of tropical storm

BP’s leaky well to remain capped during storm

Feds order some oil spill cleanup vessels into port ahead of predicted storm in Gulf

Feds bring in some cleanup vessels ahead of storm

Tropical depression races toward oil spill, threatens deep-sea effort to plug ruptured well

Tropical depression races toward BP’s leaky well