Several workers wash a pelican caught in the spill Development Driller II digs a relief well in order to permanently close the leaking well. Wednesday marked the 100th day since the beginning of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and although the leaking well was recently capped, the estimated three million or more barrels of oil already in the  are still causing trouble for many residents of the Gulf coast. The government is focusing on both cleaning sensitive coastal regions and looking for underwater oil plumes, but is also probing into what may have been the largest accidental oil spill. The , as well as Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, are all investigating what contributed to the disaster. reported one team is looking into whether a close relationship between  and government regulators played a role in the spill. The Post also said that Deepwater Horizon operator as well as oil services group were being investigated.
Several workers wash a pelican caught in the spill Development Driller II digs a relief well in order to permanently close the leaking well. Wednesday marked the 100th day since the beginning of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and although the leaking well was recently capped, the estimated three million or more barrels of oil already in the Gulf of Mexico are still causing trouble for many residents of the Gulf coast. The government is focusing on both cleaning sensitive coastal regions and looking for underwater oil plumes, but is also probing into what may have been the largest accidental oil spill. The , as well as Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, are all investigating what contributed to the disaster. reported one team is looking into whether a close relationship between BP and government regulators played a role in the spill. The Post also said that Deepwater Horizon operator as well as oil services group were being investigated.
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