2010 Oil Spill Coverage

U.S. Sen. LeMieux hears concerns over BP's cleanup effort

Friday, 11 June 2010 13:08 Last Updated on Friday, 18 June 2010 14:46

Capt. George Leonard Finch, owner of Fish the Bite, a local charter fishing company, was one of many business owners who expressed their frustration to U.S. Sen. George LeMieux over BP’s lack of an effective response to the April Deepwater Horizon oil-rig explosion.

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Oil mat spotted off Navarre coast

Saturday, 05 June 2010 19:57 Last Updated on Friday, 18 June 2010 14:46 Written by Staff Reports

What appeared to be oil-mats were spotted floating a mile south of the Navarre Pier June 5.

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Nelson, Crist visit county EOC to address oil-spill crisis

Friday, 04 June 2010 13:59 Last Updated on Friday, 18 June 2010 14:47 Written by Chuck Bassett

On June 3, the Santa Rosa Emergency Operations Center attracted some politically powerful people to its daily 3:30 p.m. conference call with the Unified Command in Mobile, Ala., regarding the oil-spill crisis.

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Oil Spill: Tar balls wash along Navarre Beach shore

Friday, 04 June 2010 09:30 Last Updated on Friday, 18 June 2010 14:47 Written by Jennifer Hensley

A concentration of tar balls has been spotted on Navarre Beach, ending months of speculation as to how the Deepwater Horizon oil spill would affect the sugar-white sand beaches of the Emerald Coast.

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County: Waiting on pins and needles

Thursday, 03 June 2010 07:52 Last Updated on Friday, 18 June 2010 14:47

County and state officials spoke to a packed room Wednesday afternoon, offering assurance to residents and business owners that once the oil washes along Santa Rosa County shores, action will be taken.

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Santa Rosa County awarded $500K from BP tourism grant

Wednesday, 02 June 2010 10:26 Last Updated on Wednesday, 02 June 2010 12:50

Santa Rosa County will see a piece of the $25 million advertising grant awarded to Florida in order to boost tourism, which took a nose-dive since the Deepwater Horizon oil-rig explosion in April.

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BP exec acknowledges public frustration over spill

Monday, 24 May 2010 07:08 Last Updated on Tuesday, 25 May 2010 12:04 Written by AP News

The BP executive in charge of fighting the Gulf of Mexico oil spill said Monday his company knows people are frustrated by its failure to plug the well that has been gushing for more than a month and is now spreading damage through Louisiana's wetlands.

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