Oil will damage southern US coast for years

Oil will damage southern US coast for years
Washington (AFP) June 7, 2010 - The long-term effects of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill will damage fragile ecosystems for years to come, US officials said Monday, as engineers successfully captured more crude from a broken wellhead. "Dealing with the oil spill on the surface will go on for a couple of months," said Admiral Thad Allen, who is coordinating the government's response to what has been called the worst environmen ... more