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More Reports of Illness Emerge Among Gulf Cleanup Workers
Fishermen hired by BP to help with the oil cleanup in the Gulf of Mexico are coming down sick after working long hours in oil- and dispersant-contaminated waters. Some cleanup workers said they were not given protective equipment.
Read Congressional Memo That Confirms Warning Signs Before Rig Explosion
Findings released by a House committee look at problems leading up to the Gulf oil disaster. A memo from the committee describes signs of danger that have been mentioned in several hearings.
Gov't Subsidizes Deep-Water Drilling With Big Tax Breaks
Federal incentives for expanding deep-water drilling have cost taxpayers billions of dollars. But the tax breaks and other subsidies, which began when oil prices were low, have outlived their purpose.
Read the Govt's Report Blasting Drilling Regulators on Ethics, Drugs and Porn
A new inspector general's report cites ethical violations and other problems at a Minerals Management Service office on the Gulf Coast. The agency, part of the Interior Department, regulates offshore drilling.
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After two years online, ProPublica is looking for feedback on its journalism. Readers can answer a survey to tell us what we should be doing better.
BP Continues to Apply Toxic Dispersant
The head of the EPA has criticized BP's response on the use of oil dispersants in the Gulf of Mexico disaster. BP argues that despite an EPA order to switch to a less toxic dispersant, the product being used, Corexit, is the best option.
Inform Your Opinion on Arizona's New Law By Reading It First
Plenty of people, including some in the Obama administration, have taken sides on Arizona's new immigration law without having read it. The full text is posted online, along with notes from a law professor.
ProPublica’s Abrahm Lustgarten on How the EPA Could Sanction BP
In this week’s podcast, we bring Abrahm Lustgarten back to share more of his reporting on the BP/Gulf oil spill.
BP Resists EPA's Order to Use Less Toxic Dispersant
With oil still flowing into the Gulf of Mexico, BP says it will keep using a dispersant that has been linked to health problems. Now the government is warning that it could push BP aside in the effort to solve the problem.
ProPublica Reporters Discuss Their Latest Reports
ProPublica’s Abrahm Lustgarten will be on CNBC to discuss his BP articles and Dafna Linzer was on WNYC talking about her reporting on the would-be Times Square bombing.
Coast Guard Flagged Potential Problems With Spill Response in 2004
Coast Guard officials have known for years about potential problems with federal and industry response to an oil spill, the Alabama Press-Register reported, and the Deepwater Horizon may have had less scrutiny because it was registered under the Marshall Islands.
Times Square Bombing Investigation Focuses on Suspected Role of Pakistani Army Major
U.S. investigators are looking into whether a major in Pakistan’s army knew of Faisal Shahzad’s plans to attack U.S. targets months before Shahzad tried to ignite a car bomb in the heart of New York City. Pakistani officials have arrested the major.
BP: Oil Flow "Might Be a Little More" Than Earlier Estimate
BP says it's collecting about the same amount of oil as it had earlier said was spilling into the Gulf, acknowledging, at least obliquely, that its earlier numbers were off. The company insists there is no reliable way to measure the flow.
