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

In La., signs of regrowth seen in oiled marshes

Crude still coats marshes and wetlands along Gulf, complicating cleanup efforts

Crude still coats marshes and wetlands along Gulf

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

AP Enterprise: Scientists think Gulf can recover

Raging Russian fires force evacuations, destroy homes as record heat wave spikes

Raging Russian fires destroy homes, people flee

Despite severe damage in some places, Gulf’s coastal wetlands mostly unscathed from oil spill

Gulf’s coastal wetlands surviving despite oil

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

Experts on hurricane season eve: Oil could compound storms’ damage, further expose the coast

Oil complicates forecasts on hurricane season eve

BP: Mile-long tube collecting less oil from Gulf spill as crude creeps into coastal marshes

Barack Obama (Waxwork)

Burning, flooding among uneasy choices for clearing oil, but crews may have to just do nothing

Cleaning oil-soaked wetlands may be impossible

Frustration, anger mount as gooey oil seeps into Gulf of Mexico wetlands and leak continues

President Barack Obama hosts a press conference
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Frustration, anger grow over Gulf of Mexico spill as oil washes into wetlands, leak continues

Anger, frustration over oil mounts along the Gulf

Farmers temporarily flooding fields to help migratory shorebirds, improve land for crops

Farmers find flooded fields can help birds, crops

A summary of May 10 events related to the vast oil spill from the Deepwater Horizon

Some oil spill events from Monday, May 10, 2010

Scientists fear Gulf oil spill could deal lethal blow to already weakened coastal wetlands

Oil spill threatens already weakened wetlands

With oil spill, an addicted public sees hidden costs of fossil fuels; options limited

Protesters rally outside the White House

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

Gulf spill taints ‘Mediterranean of the Americas’

Wildlife official says amount of oil reaching Gulf wetlands a factor in affecting food chain

Oil flowing into wetlands key to ecological effect

Oil-rig accidents fed push for new rules before latest blast; search called off for missing 11

President Barack Obama

Coast Guard calls off search for 11 workers missing since oil rig blast off La. coast

Barack Obama (Waxwork)
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Agency became so worried about offshore drilling accidents it moved to create new safety rules

Barack Obama (Waxwork)
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No oil appears to be leaking from sunken drilling rig; search for 11 missing continues

Coast Guard: No oil leak from sunken rig off La.

Coast Guard: No oil currently leaking from sunken rig; crews cleaning up residue from blast

Coast Guard: No oil leaking from sunken rig

Oil rig blast off La. coast prompts environmental concerns; hope dims for 11 missing workers

Oil rig blast prompts environmental concerns

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials in Newspapers in the US and Abroad

President Barack Obama speaks briefly on Afghanistan

Spain begins to flood dried out national park that had underground peat fire

Spain begins to flood park with peat fire

MADRID — Hoping to save a dried Spanish wetland from an underground peat fire, the government has unleashed floodwaters onto an expanse of the marsh now under threat due to past water mismanagement.