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Panelists talked about the various natural and human-made issues impacting the Gulf Coast, including potential future disasters. U.S. Geological Survey Director Marcia McNutt said that people should not live below sea-level…

National Oil Spill Commissioner Terry Garcia urged Congress to restore the Gulf of Mexico’s ecosystem. He appeared with Commissioner Donald Boesch and former Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill…

Admiral Thad Allen spoke at the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling’s third series of meetings. Admiral Allen talked about lessons learned from…

Thad Allen briefed reporters on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Topics included efforts to remove the blowout preventer and the investigation of and research on subsea oil.

Thad Allen spoke to reporters and answered questions about recovery efforts and the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill. The briefing was joined in progress and there were technical difficulties…

Thad Allen answered questions about the impact of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, BP’s response, and what tasks still remain. In his remarks he announced that the bottom kill procedure to…

Thad Allen briefed reporters and answered questions on the latest news concerning the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, including the decision to replace the blowout preventer and cap on top of the…

Thad Allen briefed reporters and answered questions about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. In his remarks, he said efforts to fill the broken well with cement from the bottom remain a “work in…

Thad Allen briefed reporters and answered questions on the latest news concerning the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Thad Allen talked about permanently capping BP’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as well as clean up and restoration efforts. The Obama administration reported the previous day that the majority…

Admiral Thad Allen, Carol Browner and Jane Lubchenco joined Robert Gibbs at the White House daily briefing on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. They spoke about government and BP findings that…

Thad Allen briefed reporters and answered questions on the latest information related to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. In his comments he said a leak discovered in the well the previous day…

Thad Allen briefed reporters and answered questions on the latest news related to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and the plan to inject mud and cement into the top and bottom of the damaged…

Thad Allen briefed reporters and answered questions about the next steps toward permanently plugging the leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico and efforts to determine the total amount of oil…

Thad Allen and Admiral Paul Zukunft spoke to reporters and outlined steps to be taken over the next few weeks aimed at permanently plugging the oil well in the Gulf of Mexico. They also…

Thad Allen briefed reporters on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. In his remarks he said preparations are underway to move ships away from an approaching storm and that the cap on BP’s broken…

Admiral Thad Allen briefed reporters and answered questions on the federal response to the Gulf of Mexico Oil spill. Among the topics he addressed were the status of integrity tests on the…

Admiral Thad Allen briefed reporters and answered questions about tests and monitoring efforts on a cap on top to the well that had been spilling oil into the Gulf of Mexico. He also…

Thad Allen briefed reporters on testing the Gulf of Mexico oil spill well cap, which was stopped the previous day after BP discovered a leak. Admiral Allen announced that the test would…

Admiral Allen briefed reporters on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. He focused on a delay in testing a cap on the well for additional analysis.