BP Resumes Testing on Containment Cap
BP will begin testing on a new containment cap over the gushing well in the Gulf of Mexico, following a delay to allow further review from government and company officials on Wednesday.According to the...
View ArticleWeather May Halt Cleanup in the Gulf
Forecasters predict storms may be headed toward the blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico within the next few days -- and National Incident Commander Thad Allen says that may force BP to suspend some of...
View ArticleAs Storm Moves In, A Wait-and-See in the Gulf
Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center predict a tropical storm swirling near the Bahamas on Thursday will move north and west over the next two days, and could grow stronger.That could bring the...
View ArticleOil Spill Work on Hold as Bonnie Approaches
Work to permanently choke off the oil well that had been spewing into the Gulf of Mexico was at a standstill Friday after ships around the site were ordered to evacuate ahead of the approaching...
View ArticleCrews Evacuate Gulf as Storm Approaches
Cleanup crews began evacuating the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, as Tropical Storm Bonnie made its way toward the area.Early Friday morning, the National Weather Service issued tropical storm warnings for...
View ArticleOfficials Meet in Louisiana to Discuss Oil Spill
National Incident Commander Thad Allen is in Louisiana this week to discuss the gulf oil spill with local officials.Speaking during a media briefing on Wednesday, Allen said he intends to provide an...
View ArticleDid the Oil Spill Cause Less Damage than Expected?
Yesterday, a Time Magazine article suggested the damage from the Gulf oil spill may have been exaggerated, and that some of the marsh areas important to the Gulf's life cycle may have escaped disaster....
View ArticleBP's New CEO Visits Gulf Coast
Bob Dudley won't officially become the CEO of BP until October. But he's already spearheading the company's efforts in the Gulf of Mexico, after being appointed in June to replace Tony Hayward in that...
View ArticleBP to Begin 'Static Kill' This Week
BP is expected to finally attempt its so-called static kill to permanently seal the well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico this week.Before the well was capped last month, it gushed somewhere between...
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BP's Static Kill Procedure Successful, So Far
BP's static kill procedure is working--at least so far. That's the word from The Associated Press on Wednesday. Overnight, engineers were able to force heavy mud down into the ruptured well; the mud...
View ArticleGood News from BP, Uncertain Reactions from the Gulf
A federal report released yesterday says that 75 percent of the oil in the Gulf has either evaporated or been removed. However, local residents are skeptical and distrustful of the government and BP....
View ArticleBP Says Well Cementing is Complete
In an update posted to its website late Thursday, BP announced it had wrapped up its procedure to pump heavy mud into the damaged well in the Gulf of Mexico. The company started the process early the...
View ArticleWQXR's The Washington Report
In a few weeks there will be more than 100,000 Americans troops in Afghanistan. In this week's Washington Report on WQXR, WNYC's Kerry Nolan talks to David Sanger, Chief Washington Correspondent for...
View ArticleBP Stalls 'Bottom Kill' Due to Storms
The Associated Pressreports that BP has halted its final procedure to seal the damaged well in the Gulf of Mexico, as forecasters predict storms heading toward the area in the next few days. Having...
View ArticleBackground of the BP Oil Spill
Kieran Suckling, executive director of the Center for Biological Diversity, and Tad Patzek, Professor and Chair of the Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering at the University of Texas...
View ArticleBP Claimants Must Waive Right to Sue
Kenneth Feinberg officially took over the $20 billion fund allocated for those affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil gusher. BP, the company responsible for the crisis, has already paid $368 million to...
View ArticleMore on the BP Oil Spill
BP’s well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico exposed multiple weaknesses in our preparations for a major disaster and our regulation of the companies drilling in deep waters. We will speak with Tad Patzek,...
View ArticleWeather Delays Progress in the Gulf
With waves six to eight feet high, Retired Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen says efforts are on "weather hold," as crews prepare final operations on the damaged well in the Gulf of Mexico.Speaking during...
View ArticleBanksy takes on BP
British graffiti artist and political activist Banksy has been venturing into more mixed and varied mediums lately, adding performance art and even sculpture to his distinctive repertoire. With his...
View ArticleTop of the Hour: Weak on Environmental Regulation, Morning Headlines
Were cleanup efforts and regulation adequate in the gulf before and after BP's Oil spill? It depends on who you talk to, but one thing seems clear: the debate isn't over. Just as the Justice Department...
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