When Oil and Water Mix

A first-hand view of the overmatched effort to contain the Deepwater Horizon spill

By Amy Barth
Dec 5, 2010 6:00 AMNov 12, 2019 6:19 AM
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Smoke rises from a controlled burn near the Deepwater Horizon oil spill site, as seen from a U.S. Coast Guard Plane.Mellisa Golden/Redux | NULL

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