GULF OIL DISASTER
BP's Pursuit of Cost-Cutting Led to Gulf Spill, Lawyers Say
U.S. Asks Exxon, Helix for Details on Blowout Fleets
"Almost four months after a federal moratorium on deep-water exploration in U.S. waters was lifted, drilling remains off- limits because energy companies haven't proved they have ships and other equipment ready to handle catastrophic blowouts."
BP oil spill's health effects will be felt for generations, scientist warns
"Months after diving in Gulf waters fouled by BP crude oil and the oil dispersant Corexit, a man in his 40s has more than five times the normal amount of ethylbenzene in his blood.
The bloodstream of a 3-year-old, exposed to the oil spill when his family visited the Gulf Coast, contains at least three times the normal level of the same organic hydrocarbon, which is toxic in certain quantities."
Senator Wants Executive-Branch Review of Oil Spill Fund
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