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

Problems plague BP’s oil spill compensation fund

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

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

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

BP reduces number of boats skimming oil in Gulf; captains concerned oil giant pulling out

BP reduces number of boats skimming oil in Gulf

Navy Blimp hovering over Gulf on oil spill duty looking for slicks, wildlife in distress

Navy blimp hovers over Gulf on oil spill duty

AP Interview: ‘Margaritaville’ singer Jimmy Buffett hopes Ala beach concert lifts Gulf spirits

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AP spot check: Despite BP promises, haphazard disposal work marring Gulf oil cleanup

AP check: Shoddy disposal work mars oil cleanup

Confusion over swimming rules in Gulf of Mexico off Ala. as tar balls wash up from oil spill

Spill causes confusion over swimming rules in Ala.

What next? Gulf oil spill ends life on the water for Alabama fishing boat captain

Oil ends life on the water for Gulf boat captain

Hit in the wallet and fearing for a way of life, Gulf residents seek more than talk from Obama

Coast Guard grows frustrated with BP, tells company to speed up oil containment

Coast Guard tells BP to speed up containment pace, gives 48 hour deadline to expedite process

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Oil washing up on Ala. shores heaviest since spill began; some tar globs as big as pancakes

Oil hitting Ala. beaches worst yet since spill