Local firm aids Gulf cleanup 0
Local firm aids Gulf cleanup
F.X. Browne Inc., an environmental engineering consultant firm based in Lansdale, has discovered the cleanup efforts in the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico is right up its alley.
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Local leaders staying informed as oil spill crisis continues 0
Local leaders staying informed as oil spill crisis continues
LAPLACE – As millions of gallons of oil from the Deepwater Horizon well continue to spew into the Gulf of Mexico, local leaders from St. John the Baptist and St. Charles parishes say they are in the loop on daily updates from affected parishes.
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Business as usual for local BP stations 1
Business as usual for local BP stations
By Laura Walker For the TimesDaily Local BP gas stations report no difference in business and remain unaffected by the BP oil spill in the Gulf Coast. Pearson Warren, manager of a Rogersville BP station, said he has not noticed any difference and that business has actually picked up.
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Hernando sheriff flies over oil spill, calls for more local preparations 0
Hernando sheriff flies over oil spill, calls for more local preparations
The sheriff’s aerial tour from Pinellas to the Panhandle offers a new perspective.
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PHOTO RELEASE: Governor Jindal Joins Local Officials, Restaurant Owners to Rally for Louisiana’s Seafood Industry 0
Resources Available to Citizens, Businesses and Local Leaders Now on Website 0
Local Officials Voice Concerns During BP News Conference 0
Local Officials Voice Concerns During BP News Conference
A BP news conference turns testy as local leaders voice concern about the oil spill response.
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Drilling ban may devastate local firms 0
Drilling ban may devastate local firms
Published: Friday, June 4, 2010 at 11:40 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 4, 2010 at 11:40 a.m. HOUMA — President Barack Obama’s ban on new deepwater drilling will devasate many local businesses and their workers, executives said Thursday.
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BP reporters Tom Seslar & Paula Kolmar are in the Gulf, meeting the people most immediately affected by the oil spill.
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