Epa Oil Spill

Restoring the Gulf's Priceless Natural Resources

Lisa P. Jackson | Posted 05.25.2011

Lisa P. Jackson

Five years after Katrina, this administration remains committed to ensuring the vitality of the Gulf Coast. One of the lessons we've learned is that building safe communities means rebuilding the wetlands that are at the heart of the Gulf.

Gulf Oil Spill Cause: BP Tells Feds Key Areas Probed, Says There Were 'Combination Of Failures'

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — Marking five disastrous weeks, BP readied yet another attempt to slow the oil gushing into the Gulf on Tuesday as a federal report ...

Former EPA Chief On Gulf Oil Spill: 'It's Going To Blow The Record Books Up'

Posted 05.25.2011

GRAND ISLE, La. (AP) -- The astonishing news that the oil leak at the bottom of the sea may be twice as big as previously thought could have major rep...

EPA: BP's Use Of Chemical Dispersants Significantly Down

AP | FREDERIC J. FROMMER | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — BP's use of dispersants to fight the Gulf oil spill has been significantly reduced, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency...