Oil Spill Beaches

WATCH: Thought It Was Over? Countless Tarballs Wash Up On Gulf Beach

The Huffington Post | Zoe Triska | Posted 05.25.2011

BP cleanup crews returned to work Monday after a 10 day break, WKRG reports, and they seem to have their work more than cut out for them. Tarballs hav...

It's Still There: Oil Lingering In Waters Off Alabama, Mississippi And Florida

al.com | (Press | Posted 05.25.2011

A good deal of oil remains in the shallow waters closest to the beaches in Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, according to a federal team using shovels...

BP Deep-Cleaning Gulf Beaches As Oil Continues To Wash Ashore

AP | JAY REEVES | Posted 05.25.2011

ORANGE BEACH, Ala. — What's typically a beautiful, quiet stretch of beach in the fall now resembles a construction site. Bulldozers and yellow d...

Oil Spill Causes 2,200 Gulf Beach Closings And Warnings

AP | KELLI KENNEDY | Posted 05.25.2011

MIAMI — Gulf beaches from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle were closed or slapped with health warnings nearly 10 times more often this summer ...

Gulf Beaches Faring OK During Spill, Report Finds

Posted 05.25.2011

A new report to be released today will show that while the oil from the Gulf spill has not reached many beaches, many tourists are shying away from vi...

Grand Isle Louisiana Beach Closed After Thick Oil Washes Ashore

Posted 05.25.2011

GRAND ISLE, La. (AP) -- Officials closed the public beach here Friday as thick gobs of oil resembling melted chocolate washed up, a very visible remin...