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Published: 06/11/10

Oil Spill Cleanup Crews Face Heat-Related Health Threat

By  Katie Drummond - Politics Daily
Oil Spill Cleanup Crews Face Heat-Related Health Threat

Hot summer weather in the Gulf region is starting to threaten the health of oil spill cleanup workers, and temperatures are expected to keep rising. Heat indices are now well over 100 degrees Fahrenheit in the area, and meteorologists anticipate "extreme heat" over the weekend, CNN is reporting. Dizziness, headaches and nausea are some of the acute symptoms being detected in ailing workers. None have so far suffered heat stroke, which is characterized by fainting and breathing problems, largely because crews are working in teams and detect problems before they become severe. But the ...

Published: 05/10/10

Gulf Coast Senators Landrieu, Nelson Clash Over Oil Spill

By  David Sessions - Politics Daily
Gulf Coast Senators Landrieu, Nelson Clash Over Oil Spill

Words flew between Democratic Sens. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana and Bill Nelson of Florida over their divergent responses to the oil spill that will affect industries in both of their states, The Hill reports. Both are considered moderates, but their disagreement comes over which industry should be protected in the spill's aftermath: tourism, one of Florida's biggest income generators, or off-shore drilling, Louisiana's largest industry. Landrieu, the more conservative of the two, defended the oil industry last week, saying the explosion at a BP drilling rig was tragic but unlikely to happen ...

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