La. marshes where oil-coated birds struggled are already starting to show signs of regrowth

In La., signs of regrowth seen in oiled marshes

Scientists watching Gulf of Mexico’s blue crabs for evidence that oil is entering food chain

Oiled crabs stoke fears spill is tainting food web

Obama pledges to restore Gulf Coast, a region devastated by land loss, hurricanes

President Barack Obama

Oil pours into Louisiana’s Barataria Bay, threatening 1 of America’s most vital watersheds

Oil spill spreads in La.’s big, rich Barataria Bay

Oil pours into Louisiana’s Barataria Bay, threatening one of America’s most vital watersheds

Oil spill spreads in La.’s big, rich Barataria Bay

Gulf of Mexico threatens ‘Mediterranean of the Americas,’ environmental melting pot of species

Gulf spill taints ‘Mediterranean of the Americas’

With oil spill widening in Gulf, Obama contemplates an environmental and economic disaster

US President Barack Obama
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Runaway train cars crash into building at Oslo port; 3 dead, 3 injured

Runaway train cars crash in Norway, 3 dead

Researchers study whether humpback whales dampen recovery of Prince William Sound herring

Researchers target whales in herring loss study

Pumping limits in Calif. to be lifted for 2 weeks under court order to free up water for farms

Judge orders Calif water pumping limits lifted