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Critics call Valdez cleanup a warning

Two decades ago, Roy Dalthorp helped clean up the rocky shores of Prince William Sound after the tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground, producing what was then the largest oil spill in U.S. [...]

Faith leaders pray for Gulf renewal

Interfaith leaders prayed for restoration and renewal for the Gulf of Mexico as they prepared for a tour of the oil-soaked marshes, wetlands and rookeries of the Louisiana coast Wednesday. [...]

Can massive oil skimmer clean up Gulf?

A ship billed as the world’s largest oil skimming vessel spent the weekend plowing the Gulf of Mexico. If it works, the ship may be key in cleaning up the oil disaster. [...]

Officials test huge skimmer in Gulf

Initial results from test runs of a ship billed as the world’s largest oil skimming vessel could come back Monday after a weekend of plowing the seas atop the gusher in the Gulf of Mexico. [...]

230 dead in Congo tanker explosion

When oil began to spill from the overturned tanker, local residents attempted to collect the oil. One was smoking a cigarette, causing the tanker to explode, official says [...]