Dread, Gulf oil spill continue to grow
VENICE, La. - A sense of doom settled over the American coastline from Louisiana to Florida on Saturday as a massive oil slick spewing from a ruptured well kept growing, and experts warned that an uncontrolled gusher could create a nightmare scenario if the Gulf Stream carries it toward the Atlantic.

Admiral says oil spill might linger into fall
NEW ORLEANS - A containment cap was capturing more and more of the crude pouring from a damaged oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, but that bit of hope was tempered Sunday by a sharp dose of pragmatism as the federal government's point man warned the crisis could stretch into the fall.

Forum: Let's take lessons from Gulf oil spill
The explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig brings into sharp focus the fragmented and inadequate way in which we manage and protect the nation's critical marine resources and the fragile ocean environment. Scientifically sound and precautionary polices to reconcile the needs of safety, energy security, sustainable fisheries and environmental protection have become urgent.

Holmes: No role for military in oil spill response
On Friday, former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage delivered the commencement address at the Naval War College, telling graduates the lethargic response to Hurricane Katrina cost America much of its reputation for "competence."

Forum: Try 'jiggling the wires' to fix oil spill
When I heard a few weeks back about efforts to collect dog hair to clean up the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, I thought we were all out of stupid ideas to address this serious problem.

Oil spill grows to 3.5M gallons
ON THE GULF OF MEXICO - A growing collection of crippled equipment littered the ocean floor Sunday near a ruptured oil well gushing crude into the Gulf of Mexico, the remnants of a massive rig that exploded weeks ago and the failed efforts since to cap the leak.

BP could lose billions in Gulf oil-spill costs
NEW YORK - The oil spill spreading across the Gulf of Mexico has drained $32 billion from BP's stock market value. Lawsuits, fines, cleanup and reputation-repair are certain to cost the company billions more and could tie up BP for many years to come.

BP trying 'risky' moves to stop oil spill
NEW ORLEANS - The best hope for stopping the flow of oil from the blown-out well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico has been compared to hitting a target the size of a dinner plate more than 2 miles into the Earth, and is anything but a sure bet on the first attempt.