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Oil Fouls New Orleans' Lake Pontchartrain
By Lauren Frayer - AOL News(July 7) -- Oil seeping into New Orleans' Lake Pontchartrain from the Gulf of Mexico spill is threatening the pristine estuary's fragile ecosystem less than 20 years after what experts describe as a "dramatic turnabout" in its pollution levels. The fact that oil has turned up in the lake, a 630-square-mile inland bay popular with boaters and fishermen, is a psychological blow to New Orleans. The city, more than 100 miles from the gulf, had hoped to avoid much of the gloom that's beset coastal towns more severely affected by America's worst-ever oil spill. "People love the lake, and they ...
Oil Spill Cleanup Crews Face Heat-Related Health Threat
By Katie Drummond - Politics DailyHot 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 ...
Gulf Coast Senators Landrieu, Nelson Clash Over Oil Spill
By David Sessions - Politics DailyWords 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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