Gulf News Roundup

The BP oil spill disaster continues nearly five months after the spill began, and will not end when the relief well and top kill procedure are finally complete in the days and weeks to come. Here’s the latest on the long-term effects of the spill and recovery and restoration process:

• Rethinking the Process for BP Spill Claims (New York Times, Sept. 15)
• DC: Gulf Coast residents in financial dire straits, waiting for BP claims (The American Independent, Sept. 13)
• BP report says there’s plenty of blame to spread around for Gulf explosion (Grist, Sept. 8)
• Gulf waste heads to landfills, some with problems (AP, Aug. 25)