So we're all looking for a Katrina replay in the oil-spill story. From Wordnik.com. [Will Oil Spill Give Momentum to Energy Reform?] Reference
Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, who heads the federal oil-spill response. From Wordnik.com. [BP Begins Pumping Cement Into D] Reference
Interior Department and the Obama administration's oil-spill commission. From Wordnik.com. [BP Outlines Steps to Prevent Future Spills] Reference
Here, says French oil-spill expert Jean-Yves Brehmer, “all will die.”. From Wordnik.com. [Oily Waters] Reference
Hear Wall Street Journal reporters discuss the latest oil-spill coverage. From Wordnik.com. [BP Wasn't Prepared For Leak, CEO Says] Reference
Doctors diagnosed one of the 11 oil-spill workers with "chemical exposure.". From Wordnik.com. [Concern for Crew Cleaning Up Oil Spill] Reference
But it has not altogether mishandled its management of the oil-spill crisis. From Wordnik.com. [Let's Give BP Some Credit] Reference
Guidry, oil-spill coordinator for Louisiana, as quoted in USA Today, July 2008. From Wordnik.com. [Bill Chameides: Oil Sh%& Happens: Is It Worth It?] Reference
Plugging the oil well for good will be a major milestone in the oil-spill fight. From Wordnik.com. [BP Names New CEO; Plans $30B Asset Sale] Reference
As it is, he's on the far right, and has decided to become an oil-spill truther. From Wordnik.com. [Oil spill an inside job?] Reference
She added "I was told that oil-spill waste was being trucked to the landfill in Avondale.". From Wordnik.com. [Susan Buchanan: Spill Waste Buried in Local Landfills But Not in Mississippi] Reference
It is clear, however, that the largest oil-spill response in history has begun to downsize. From Wordnik.com. [As oil spill cleanup shifts gears, gulf residents fear they'll be forgotten] Reference
As time passes, separating natural change from oil-spill impacts becomes more and more difficult. From Wordnik.com. [Prince William Sound, Alaska] Reference
Fifty miles away where an oil-spill would not damage our shorelines and there is little to no oil. From Wordnik.com. [Anthony Congiano: Three Cents A Gallon] Reference
It is clear, however, that the largest oil-spill response in history has already begun to downsize. From Wordnik.com. [As oil-spill cleanup shifts gears, gulf residents fear they'll be forgotten] Reference
But it has never been tried at open sea on this scale, federal and academic oil-spill experts said. From Wordnik.com. [Oil Spill Estimates Raised Fivefold] Reference
On Tuesday, Senate lawmakers said a vote on oil-spill legislation would be postponed until September. From Wordnik.com. [Bromwich Hopes to Shorten Deep-Water Drilling Ban] Reference
PLC, the owner of the spewing well, of "potentially serious health consequences" for oil-spill workers. From Wordnik.com. [Concern for Crew Cleaning Up Oil Spill] Reference
To make their longer-term calculations, Dr. Peacock and her colleagues studied six different oil-spill scenarios. From Wordnik.com. [Model Suggests Slick Could Zoom Up East Coast] Reference
It also adds to a growing body literature identifying the increased risks to fishermen working on oil-spill clean-ups. From Wordnik.com. [Gina Solomon: Years After Oil Spill, Report Finds Increase in Respiratory Problems & Cancer Risk in Workers] Reference
The regulatory agency said Tullow hasn't yet put in place an oil-spill contingency plan ahead of extended well testing. From Wordnik.com. [Uganda Seeks to Reconcile Oil, Nature] Reference
They're sensitive to resources being diverted away from the oil-spill response to protecting (or showing off for) the president. From Wordnik.com. [The White House oil spill public relations offensive] Reference
Despite the largest oil-spill response in history, these 2.5 million barrels of oil will be cleaned up by the Gulf of Mexico, if at all. From Wordnik.com. [Scientists question government team's report of shrinking gulf oil spill] Reference
BP must continue work on a relief well to permanently seal the Gulf oil leak, the top federal official overseeing oil-spill recovery said. From Wordnik.com. [What's News: World-Wide] Reference
New BP CEO Bob Dudley wasn't kidding when he announced last week that it was time for the company to scale back oil-spill cleanup operations. From Wordnik.com. [BP Fires 10,000 Oil Spill Cleanup Workers] Reference
Officials overseeing the oil-spill cleanup hope to receive satellite photos in coming days pinpointing the location of piles of washed-up boom. From Wordnik.com. [A Dangerous Remedy] Reference
The plan would slash 1,100 military personnel and decommission the National Strike Force Coordination Center, which manages oil-spill response. From Wordnik.com. [Oil spill shows difficulty the Coast Guard faces as it balances traditional tasks with post-9/11 missions] Reference
The review would look at compensation costs associated with "a range of different oil-spill scenarios, from minor leaks to major incidents," said. From Wordnik.com. [Oil-Spill Liability To Rise in U.K.] Reference
New BP CEO Bob Dudley wasn't kidding when he announced last week that it was time for the company to scale back oil-spill cleanup operations. From Wordnik.com. [BP Fires 10,000 Oil Spill Cleanup Workers] Reference
"That's the most efficient way to get rid of oil very fast," says Alan A. Allen, an oil-spill specialist in Seattle who worked on the Valdez cleanup. From Wordnik.com. [Saddam's Ecoterror] Reference
Energy and environmental lobbyists will jump back into action in coming weeks as they attempt once again to shape the contents of an oil-spill bill in the Senate. From Wordnik.com. [Spill-Bill Delay Spurs Lobbyists Into Action] Reference
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