In the first few days after BP’s Deepwater Horizon wellhead exploded, spewing crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico, cleanup workers could be seen on Louisiana beaches wearing scarlet pants and white t-shirts with the words “Inmate Labor” printed in large red block letters. Coastal residents, many of whom had just seen their livelihoods disappear, expressed outrage at community meetings; why should BP be using cheap or free prison labor when so many people were desperate for work? The outfits disappeared overnight. … Read ahead
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The real issue we’ve got in this spill is the massive amount of oil that just keeps coming,” says Overton. “We’ve gone past any normal use of dispersants.” Still, Overton is not convinced that dispersed oil is making its way to shallow waters. “The whole idea of dispersing only offshore is to do it only where there’s so much water that it gets dispersed below dangerous levels very quickly,” says Overton. Twilley is part of a science and engineering review team that is providing guidance to the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana, and he says the lines of communication are open with the EPA to develop a unified position for a bioremediation plan. Meanwhile, Twilley says, more field testing is needed to monitor the actions of the dispersants and oil, alone and in combination. “The complication here is the trade-offs,” says Twilley. “There are certain things with dispersants that are of benefit, and there are negatives, and we’re having problems evaluating those trade-offs.”… 
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NORTH BEND — When Lilli and Max Clausen lost 70 percent of their oysters after the wreck of the New Carissa, the insurance company tried to blame the rain. It might have been laughable had it not been so devastating. It took nearly five years, but in the end, the courts decided otherwise, saving the Clausens from near-bankruptcy. “Ours is a precedent-setting case,” said Lilli Clausen. “Yes, oil kills oysters.” Now, as the Clausens turn a worried eye toward the Gulf of Mexico, they wonder whether authorities are making the same mistake that nearly ruined them — and they warn that growers that getting their due may take time and no small amount of fortitude. “The people in Louisiana are in for a surprise,” said Lilli Clausen. The New Carissa ran aground Feb. 4, 1999, leaking 70,000 gallons of fuel oil into Coos Bay, home to the richest oyster beds in the state. The Clausens specialize in large oysters, those that grow 5 to 6 inches and need three full summer seasons before they can be harvested. They were a top supplier to buyers in San Francisco, and in 1997, … 
Scientists: Oil leaking up to 2.52M gallons daily By RAY HENRY, Associated Press Writer Associated Press Copyright Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Tuesday, June 15, 2010 Print E-mail Font | Size: 0 0 0 Gerald Herbert / AP A member of Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s staff reaches into thick oil in th… 
Federal immigration officials have been visiting command centers on the Gulf Coast to check the immigration status of response workers hired by BP and its contractors to clean up the immense oil spill. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Louisiana confirmed that its agents had visited two large command centers—which are staging areas for the response efforts and are sealed off to the public—to verify that the workers there were legal residents. "We visited just to ensure that people who are legally here can compete for those jobs—those people who are having so many problems," said Temple H. Black, a spokesman for ICE in Louisiana. … 
Disputing scientists’ claims of large oil plumes suspended underwater in the Gulf of Mexico, BP PLC’s chief executive on Sunday said the company has largely narrowed the focus of its cleanup to surface slicks rolling into Louisiana’s coastal marshes. …