(Updated) CBS News: Oil leak off Louisiana coast contained but clean up continues

CBS News is reporting that the leaking well (which, as reported in the last issue of ISCO news is in Garden Island Bay) has been capped, although cleanup efforts remain.

The article is interesting inasmuch as it highlights the context of the thousands of historical wells in the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America) and the concomitant reduction in federal resources.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/louisiana-coast-oil-leak-containment-update

May 13th update: USCG announces it will oversee use of in-situ burning


https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4184567/coast-guard-scheduled-to-oversee-in-situ-burn

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