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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - LPJ with Times Pickyune reporter. USEPA photo by Eric Vance [412-APD-659-2010-06-03_DauphinIsland_018.jpg]

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Phot...

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs)

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - Workers line containers with heavy plastic sheeting. USEPA photo by Eric Vance. GPS coordinates in metadata. [412-APD-675-30_beach_EPA_responder.JPG]

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil...

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill)

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - Salinity, temperature, Ph testing. Curtis Franklin, Dougherty Srague Environmental Inc. EPA contractor. USEPA photo by Eric Vance [412-APD-659-2010-05-14_LafourcheLA_022.jpg]

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Phot...

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs)

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - Workers line containers with heavy plastic sheeting. USEPA photo by Eric Vance. GPS coordinates in metadata. [412-APD-675-31_beach_EPA_team2.JPG]

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil...

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill)

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - AJ Veith, EPA contractor with Weston Solutions,  verifies calabration of air monitoring station. USEPA photo by Eric Vance [412-APD-675-2010-06-04_GrandIsle_092.jpg]

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil...

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill)

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - Sand washing equipment on Grand Isle,  LA. USEPA photo by Eric Vance. GPS coordinates in metadata. [412-APD-675-42_Blake_Adm_Jackson_with_EPA_responders.JPG]

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil...

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill)

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - Dan Muzrall, EPA Contractor, and Kate, EPA On Scene Coordinator,  makes notes during inspection of waste containers. USEPA photo by Eric Vance. GPS coordinates in metadata. [412-APD-659-2010-08-07_GrandIsle_008.jpg]

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Phot...

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs)

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - AJ Veith, EPA contractor with Weston Solutions,  verifies calabration of air monitoring station. USEPA photo by Eric Vance [412-APD-659-2010-06-04_GrandIsle_093.jpg]

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Phot...

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs)

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - The EPA's Airborne Specctralphotometric Environmental Collection Technology (ASPECT) aircraft  before responding to BP Oil Spill - ASPECT refuleing and post flight inspection after survey flight. USEPA photo by Eric Vance [412-APD-658-2010-05-09_ASPECT_002.jpg]

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - The EPA's Airborne Spe...

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - The EPA's Airborne Specctralphotometric Environmental Collection Technology (ASPECT) aircraft before responding to BP Oil Spill

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - Patrick Warnick,  EPA contractor with Weston Solutions, calls out temperature,  PH and salinity data to Barry Crawford,  EPA contractor with Green Grid at Grand Isle State Park, Grand Isle, LA [412-APD-675-2010-08-06_Cocodre_053.jpg]

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil...

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill)

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - The EPA's Airborne Specctralphotometric Environmental Collection Technology (ASPECT) aircraft  before responding to BP Oil Spill - USEPA's Airborne Spectralphotometric Environmental Collection Technology (ASPECT) aircraft. USEPA photo by Eric Vance [412-APD-658-2010-05-09_ASPECT_008.jpg]

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - The EPA's Airborne Spe...

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - The EPA's Airborne Specctralphotometric Environmental Collection Technology (ASPECT) aircraft before responding to BP Oil Spill

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Grand Isle (BP Oil Spill) - Patrick Warnick,  EPA contractor with Weston Solutions, calls out temperature,  PH and salinity data to Barry Crawford,  EPA contractor with Green Grid at Grand Isle State Park, Grand Isle, LA [412-APD-673-2010-06-04_GrandIsle_111.jpg]

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Grand Isle (BP Oil Spi...

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Grand Isle (BP Oil Spill)

LEWIS OIL SPILL, NASA Technology Images

LEWIS OIL SPILL, NASA Technology Images

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 12/15/1980 Photographer: JOHN MARTON Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

LEWIS OIL SPILL, NASA Technology Images

LEWIS OIL SPILL, NASA Technology Images

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 12/15/1980 Photographer: JOHN MARTON Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

LEWIS OIL SPILL, NASA Technology Images

LEWIS OIL SPILL, NASA Technology Images

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 12/15/1980 Photographer: JOHN MARTON Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

LEWIS OIL SPILL, NASA Technology Images

LEWIS OIL SPILL, NASA Technology Images

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 12/15/1980 Photographer: JOHN MARTON Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

LEWIS OIL SPILL, NASA Technology Images

LEWIS OIL SPILL, NASA Technology Images

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 12/15/1980 Photographer: JOHN MARTON Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

LEWIS OIL SPILL, NASA Technology Images

LEWIS OIL SPILL, NASA Technology Images

The original finding aid described this as: Capture Date: 12/15/1980 Photographer: JOHN MARTON Keywords: Larsen Scan Photographs Relating to Agency Activities, Facilities and Personnel

ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, US Coast Guard Photo

ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, US Coast Guard Photo

(Aug. 10) -- Coast Guard members deploy oil containment boom during an oil spill. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO

SHIP DISASTER - U.S. Coast guard photo

SHIP DISASTER - U.S. Coast guard photo

Juneau, AK (Mar. 20)--Motor vessel Aoyagi Maru burns in lost Harbor after the Coast Guard detonates fuel on board. The fuel was burned off to prevent a large oil spill if the ship breaks apart before it is tow... More

SHIP DISASTER - U.S. Coast guard photo

SHIP DISASTER - U.S. Coast guard photo

Juneau, AK (Mar. 20)--Motor vessel Aoyagi Maru burns in lost Harbor after the Coast Guard detonates fuel on board. The fuel was burned off to prevent a large oil spill if the ship breaks apart before it is tow... More

AMERICAN TRADER OIL SPILL. U.S. COAST GUARD, CALIFORNIA

AMERICAN TRADER OIL SPILL. U.S. COAST GUARD, CALIFORNIA

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (Feb. 7)--Petty Officer 3rd class Scott Tracy rescues a oil laden bird. On February 7, 1990, the steam tanker American Trader spilled approximately 400,000 gallons of Alaskan north slo... More

Steve Goodbred of the California Department of Fish and Game displays a Lysaan albatross before the bird is released. The albatross is one of hundreds of birds that were cleaned up after being covered with oil following an oil spill near Huntington Beach, California, on February 7

Steve Goodbred of the California Department of Fish and Game displays ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: PAC Missile Test Ctr, Point Mugu State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Mark Yenichek Release... More

An officer of the California Department of Fish and Game carries a bird to the edge of the Point Mugu Lagoon before releasing it. The bird is one of hundreds that were cleaned up after being covered with oil following an oil spill near Huntington Beach, California, on February 7

An officer of the California Department of Fish and Game carries a bir...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: PAC Missile Test Ctr, Point Mugu State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Mark Yenichek Release... More

An officer of the California Department of Fish and Game releases a bird at the edge of the Point Mugu Lagoon. The bird is one of hundreds that were cleaned up after being covered with oil following an oil spill near Huntington Beach, California, on February 7

An officer of the California Department of Fish and Game releases a bi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: PAC Missile Test Ctr, Point Mugu State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Mark Yenichek Release... More

US COAST GUARD ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE

US COAST GUARD ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE

San Fransisco, CA (Nov. 5) -- Members of a Coast Guard environmental response team clean up oil absorbant materials off the beach during an oil spill. USCG PHOTO BY SNYDER, JERRY CWO

US COAST GUARD ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE

US COAST GUARD ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE

San Francisco, CA (Nov. 5) -- Coast Guard cutters and small boats work together to place oil abosrbant boom in the water during an oil spill. USCG PHOTO BY SNYDER, JERRY CWO

US COAST GUARD ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE

US COAST GUARD ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE

San Francisco (Nov. 5) -- Coast Guard members retreive oil absorbant materials from the beach during an oil spill. USCG PHOTO BY SNYDER, JERRY CWO

A member of the Coast Guard Marine Safety Office, Honolulu, helps to set up an oil spill containment boom during a training exercise

A member of the Coast Guard Marine Safety Office, Honolulu, helps to s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Hawaii(HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PAC Dennis Hubbard Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Library of Environmental Images, Office of Research and Development (ORD), September 1996 - Hazardous Waste - Oil covered rocks on beach (AK)

Library of Environmental Images, Office of Research and Development (O...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Keywords: Oil spill, cleanup Credit: U.S. EPA Digital Photographs Relating to the Environment

Library of Environmental Images, Office of Research and Development (ORD), September 1996 - Hazardous Waste - Workers using high-pressure spray to clean up spilled oil (AK)

Library of Environmental Images, Office of Research and Development (O...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Keywords: Oil spill, cleanup Credit: U.S. EPA Digital Photographs Relating to the Environment

Library of Environmental Images, Office of Research and Development (ORD), September 1996 - Hazardous Waste - Workers testing effectiveness of bioremediation on oil covered rocks (AK)

Library of Environmental Images, Office of Research and Development (O...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Keywords: Oil spill, cleanup, bioremediation Credit: U.S. EPA Digital Photographs Relating to the Environment

United States Coast Guard photo -  OIL SPILL

United States Coast Guard photo - OIL SPILL

Matunuck Beach, RI(Jan. 22)--The crew of the burning tugboat Scandia ws rescued by the Coast Guard moments before its barge spilled 700,000 gallons of oil making this Rhode Island's largest spill ever. USCG ph... More

United States Coast Guard photo -  OIL SPILL

United States Coast Guard photo - OIL SPILL

Matunuck Beach, RI(Jan. 22)--The crew of the burning tugboat Scandia ws rescued by the Coast Guard moments before its barge spilled 700,000 gallons of oil making this Rhode Island's largest spill ever. USCG ph... More

United States Coast Guard photo -  OIL SPILL

United States Coast Guard photo - OIL SPILL

Matunuck Beach, RI(Jan. 22)--The crew of the burning tugboat Scandia ws rescued by the Coast Guard moments before its barge spilled 700,000 gallons of oil making this Rhode Island's largest spill ever. USCG ph... More

United States Coast Guard photo -  OIL SPILL

United States Coast Guard photo - OIL SPILL

Matunuck Beach, RI(Jan. 22)--The crew of the burning tugboat Scandia ws rescued by the Coast Guard moments before its barge spilled 700,000 gallons of oil making this Rhode Island's largest spill ever. USCG ph... More

United States Coast Guard photo -  OIL SPILL

United States Coast Guard photo - OIL SPILL

Matunuck Beach, RI(Jan. 22)--The crew of the burning tugboat Scandia ws rescued by the Coast Guard moments before its barge spilled 700,000 gallons of oil making this Rhode Island's largest spill ever. USCG ph... More

Starboard bow view of the Environmental Protection Agency chartered vessel SS HAWAII RESPONDER tied up at the pier. The ship has just completed the cleanup of a small oil spill in Pearl Harbor

Starboard bow view of the Environmental Protection Agency chartered ve...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pearl City State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery (USN Ret) Release Status: Release... More

US COAST GUARD ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE

US COAST GUARD ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE

San Francisco (Nov. 8) -- Coast Guard members place oil abosrbant materials in the water during clean up of an oil spill in the bay. USCG photo by WINE, ADAM PA1

US COAST GUARD ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE

US COAST GUARD ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE

San Francisco (Nov. 8) -- A Coast Guard member places oil absorbant boom near some rocks in the bay after an oil spill. USCG PHOTO BY WINE, ADAM PA1

US COAST GUARD ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE

US COAST GUARD ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE

San Francisco, Ca (Nov. 8) -- An oil skimmer placed in the water during an oil spill in the bay. USCG PHOTO BY WINE, ADAM PA1

US COAST GUARD ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE

US COAST GUARD ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE

San Francisco (Nov. 8) -- Coast Guard membes place oil absorbant materials during an oil spill in the bay. USCG PHOTO BY WINE, ADAM PA1

US COAST GUARD ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE

US COAST GUARD ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE

San Francisco, Ca (Nov. 8) -- Members of a Coast Guard environmental response team place oil absorbant boom into the water after an oil spill in the bay. USCG PHOTO BY WINE, ADAM PA1

US COAST GUARD ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE

US COAST GUARD ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE

San Francisco (Nov. 8) -- Coast Guard members place oil absorbant boom during an oil spill in the bay. USCG photo by WINE, ADAM PA1

OIL RESPONSE VESSEL MINERAL ALASKA

OIL RESPONSE VESSEL MINERAL ALASKA

Kodiak, AK (Aug. 15)--The oil response vessel, Mineral Alaska, sits in Prince William Sound ready to respond to an oil spill. USCG photo by PA2 Keith Alholm

US COAST GUARD ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE

US COAST GUARD ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE

An oil skimming system in operation after an oil spill. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO

US COAST GUARD ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE

US COAST GUARD ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE

Coast Guard members retrieve oil aborbant boom from the water after an oil spill. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO

US COAST GUARD OIL SPILL

US COAST GUARD OIL SPILL

MORGAN CITY, La--A GT-185 oil skimmer cleans up oil from a recent spill off the gulf coast. USCG photo by PACS Rich Muller

US COAST GUARD ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE

US COAST GUARD ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE

Coast Guard members retrieve oil-soaked birds from the water after an oil spill. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO

US COAST GUARD ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE

US COAST GUARD ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE

Coast Guard members remove oil soaked materials from the water after an oil spill. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO

US COAST GUARD ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE

US COAST GUARD ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE

Coast Guard members work to recover oil absorbant materials from the water after an oil spill. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO

US COAST GUARD ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE

US COAST GUARD ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE

An oil-soaked bird found dead after an oil spill. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO

US COAST GUARD OIL SPILL

US COAST GUARD OIL SPILL

MORGAN CITY, La.--Oiled soaked Coast Guard small boat from Marine Safety Office Morgan City, La. USCG photo by PACS Rich Muller

US COAST GUARD ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE

US COAST GUARD ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE

Oil, debris and oil absorbant boom in an oil spill. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO

US COAST GUARD ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE

US COAST GUARD ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE

An oil absorbant pad being placed in the water after an oil spill. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO

GALAPAGOS ISLAND OIL SPILL

GALAPAGOS ISLAND OIL SPILL

GALAPAGOS ISLANDS, Galapagos (Jan. 16)--When the Gulf Strike Team arrived to assist the Ecuadorian government with the spill from the 260-foot tanker Jessica, the stricken tanker was already listing heavily. U... More

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

Trent Hall Creek, MD (May 1)--A few days after Indian Creek was hit by oil, response crews were able to remove any visible product and let nature begin rectifying the damage. A significant factor in oil spill ... More

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

Trent Hall Creek, MD (May 1)--National Strike Team members MST1 Kim McCloud and BM2 Chet Davis discuss the decontamination process after containment booms are removed from the spill sites. The spill was a resul... More

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

Indian Creek, MD (May 1)--As hundreds of gallons of oil floated into the yards of homeowners, CWO Leo Deon of the Atlantic Strike Team targeted areas where immediate clean up was necessary. Here, Deon shows th... More

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

Swanson Creek, MD (May 1)--The pipeline that ruptured and spilled 111,000 gallons of oil into the Swanson Creek and Patuxent River in southern Maryland. USCG photo by PA2 Angel Deilmer

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

Indian Creek, MD (May 1)--Indian Creek, one of the hardest hit areas, served as a staging area for equipment and boom. The spill was a result of a pipeline leak from the Pepco Power Generating Station in Eagle ... More

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

Indian Creek, MD (May 1)--Response crewmen offload soiled boom as clean up efforts continued in the Swanson Creek and throughout the effected area. The spill was a result of a faulty pipeline that leaked 111,0... More

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

Swanson Creek, MD (May 1)--A response crewman prepares to wade into the marsh as clean up efforts continued into the 3rd week. The Swanson Creek oil spill is the largest spill in Maryland history. Over 111,00... More

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

Swanson Creek, MD (May 1)--A response crewman wades through a marshy area where oil collected and settled on homeowners lawns. The spill was a result of a pipeline leak from the Pepco Power Generating Station ... More

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

Indian Creek, MD (May 1)--CWO Leo Deon of the Atlantic Strike Team reviews plans for clean-up operations in Indian Creek with a contract supervisor. USCG photo by PA2 Angel Deilmer

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

Indian Creek, MD (May 1)--Crewmen offload soiled boom and absorbent pads from a boat used to transport contaminated materials from the spill sites. Over 200,000 lbs. of oily debris was removed from the spill s... More

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

Trent Hall Creek, MD (May 1)--BM1 Thomas Telehany, Atlantic Strike Team, takes notes while supervising the clean-up in the Trent Hall Creek area during a recent oil spill in southern Maryland. The spill was a ... More

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

Trent Hall Creek, MD (May 1)--BM1 Thomas Telephony, Atlantic strike team, takes notes while supervising the clean-up in the Trent Hall Creek area during a recent oil spill in southern Maryland. The spill was a... More

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

Swanson Creek, MD (May 1)--Contractors prepare the faulty pipeline for repairs. The pipe ruptured and spilled 111,000 gallons of oil into the Swanson Creek and Patuxent River in southern Maryland. The spill wa... More

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

Swanson Creek, MD (May 1)--Contracted response crewmen discuss booming strategies for the recent oil spill in Swanson Creek. The spill was a result of a pipeline leak from the Pepco Power Generating Station in... More

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

Indian Creek, MD (May 1)--Indian Creek, one of the hardest hit areas, served as a staging area for equipment and boom. USCG photo by PA2 Angel Deilmer

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

Trent Hall Creek, MD (May 1)--Contract response crews use absorbent boom to soak up oil that collected in communities along the effected creeks during the recent oil spill at the Pepco Power Generating Station.... More

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

Swanson Creek, MD (May 1)--A lone clean stone against a background of oil-laden rocks depicts the impact of the oil spill in Swanson Creek. USCG photo by PA2 Angel Deilmer

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

Indian Creek, MD (May 1)--Contractors dig into the sand and beaches to estimate how far the oil has receded into the ground. The spill was a result of a pipeline leak from the Pepco Power Generating Station in... More

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

Trent Hall Creek, MD (May 1)--BM1 Thomas Telehany, Atlantic Strike Team, takes notes while supervising the clean-up in the Trent Hall Creek area during a recent oil spill in southern Maryland. The spill was a ... More

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

Patuxent River, MD (May 1)--Tarballs and oil collected on driftwood along the Patuxent River and its contributing tributaries depicts the impact on the environment in southern Maryland after suffering the large... More

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

Trent Hall Creek, MD (May 1)--Atlantic Strike Team member BM1 Thomas Telephony assesses the amount of oil and the impact to the area as he supervises the Trent Hall Creek area while responding to an oil spill i... More

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

Trent Hall Creek, MD (May 1)--A response contractor offloads oily debris brought in from the Trent Hall Creek area. Trent Hall Creek was one of the hardest hit areas as a result of the oil spill in southern Ma... More

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

Indian Creek, MD (May 1)--CWO Leo Deon of the Atlantic Strike Team reviews plans for clean-up operations in Indian Creek with a contract supervisor. USCG photo by PA2 Angel Deilmer

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

Indian Creek, MD (May 1)--BM2 Chet Davis of the Gulf Strike Team oversees work as crewmen return from changing absorbent booms in the Indian Creek area. USCG photo by PA2 Angel Deilmer

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

Swanson Creek, MD (May 1)--A response crewman wades through a marshy area where oil collected and settled on homeowners lawns. The spill was a result of a pipeline leak from the Pepco Power Generating Station ... More

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

Swanson Creek, MD (May 1)--A response crewman wades through a marshy area where oil collected and settled on homeowners lawns. The spill was a result of a pipeline leak from the Pepco Power Generating Station ... More

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

Patuxent River, MD (May 1)--Containment boom is scoured and scrubbed in the 'decon' line. Decontamination points were setup at various points throughout the affected area along the Patuxent River and and the P... More

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

Swanson Creek, MD (May 1)--Booms line the banks of Indian River to soak up oil collected along the banks. The spill was a result of a pipeline leak from the Pepco Power Generating Station in Eagle Harbor, Mary... More

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

PEPCO OIL SPILL, US Coast Guard Photo

Indian Creek, MD (May 1)--BM2 Chet Davis, Gulf Strike Team, monitors clean-up operations as contractors offload soiled boom brought into Indian Creek. The spill was a result of a pipeline leak from the Pepco Po... More

US COAST GUARD OIL SPILL

US COAST GUARD OIL SPILL

Kodiak, Ak. (May 25)--Crew from the Coast Guard Cutter Morgenthau squeeze out diesel fuel from sorbent pads. A 58-gallon JP-5 spill occured onboard the ship during routine refueling operations at the Fuel Pier ... More

TANKER POSAVINA OIL SPILL, Boston, Massachusetts

TANKER POSAVINA OIL SPILL, Boston, Massachusetts

Boston, MA (June 9)--Local media, clean-up contractors and MK2 Jeff Dutcher, Marine Safety Office Boston pollution investigator all look at the oil in the water from the tanker vessel Posavina. The Posavina, ... More

US COAST GUARD OIL SPILL, Alaska

US COAST GUARD OIL SPILL, Alaska

Auke Bay, Alaska (Oct. 24)--Jason Ginter, an environmental chemist with a local environmental consulting and engineering company, drops absorbent pads on home heating oil that covers the ground at a residence n... More

US COAST GUARD OIL SPILL, Alaska

US COAST GUARD OIL SPILL, Alaska

Auke Bay, Alaska (Oct. 24)--Jason Ginter, an environmental chemist with a local environmental consulting and engineering company, adjusts the position of absorbent boom surrounding the waterfront property at a ... More

M/V WESTCHESTER OIL SPILL

M/V WESTCHESTER OIL SPILL

Port Sulphur, La. (Nov. 29)--The M/V Westchester sits at anchor with containment boom in the Mississippi River near Port Sulphur, La., Nov. 29. USCG photo by PA1 Jeff Hall

M/V WESTCHESTER OIL SPILL

M/V WESTCHESTER OIL SPILL

Port Sulphur, La. (Nov. 29)--Nigerian crude oil floats atop the waters of the Mississippi River Nov. 29 after the M/V Westchester spilled over 500,000 gallons of its cargo into the river. The spill occured Nov... More

M/V WESTCHESTER OIL SPILL

M/V WESTCHESTER OIL SPILL

Port Sulphur, La. (Nov. 29)--The M/V Westchester sits at anchor with containment boom in the Mississippi River near Port Sulphur, La., Nov. 29. USCG photo by PA1 Jeff Hall

M/V WESCHESTER OIL SPILL

M/V WESCHESTER OIL SPILL

Port Sulphur, La. (Nov. 29)--The M/V Westchester sits at anchor with containment boom in the Mississippi River near Port Sulphur, La., Nov. 29. USCG photo by PA1 Jeff Hall

M/V WESTCHESTER OIL SPILL

M/V WESTCHESTER OIL SPILL

Port Sulphur, La. (Nov. 29)--An aerial view of a section of the Mississippi River containing a dense amount of the Nigerian 'sweet' crude oil spilled by the M/V Westchester Nov. 28. USCG photo by PA1 Jeff Hall

M/V WESTCHESTER OIL SPILL

M/V WESTCHESTER OIL SPILL

Port Sulphur, La. (Nov. 29)--The M/V Westchester sits at anchor with containment boom in the Mississippi River near Port Sulphur, La., Nov. 29. USCG photo by PA1 Jeff Hall

M/V WESTCHESTER OIL SPILL

M/V WESTCHESTER OIL SPILL

Port Sulphur, La. (Nov. 29)--The M/V Westchester sits at anchor with containment boom in the Mississippi River near Port Sulphur, La., Nov. 29. USCG photo by PA1 Jeff Hall

M/V WESTCHESTER OIL SPILL

M/V WESTCHESTER OIL SPILL

Port Sulphur, La. (Nov. 29)--The M/V Westchester sits at anchor with containment boom in the Mississippi River near Port Sulphur, La., Nov. 29. USCG photo by PA1 Jeff Hall

M/V WESTCHESTER OIL SPILL

M/V WESTCHESTER OIL SPILL

Port Sulphur, La. (Nov. 29)--Spilled oil accumulates around the Empire Locks north of Venice, La., Nov. 29. Oil also made its way through the locks and into the neighboring waterway. USCG photo by PA1 Jeff Hall

M/V WESTCHESTER OIL SPILL

M/V WESTCHESTER OIL SPILL

Port Sulphur, La. (Nov. 29)--Spilled oil works its way past containment boom and into a waterway beside the Mississippi River Nov. 29. USCG photo by PA1 Jeff Hall

M/V WESTCHESTER OIL SPILL

M/V WESTCHESTER OIL SPILL

Port Sulphur, La. (Nov. 29)--The M/V Westchester sits at anchor with containment boom in the Mississippi River near Port Sulphur, La., Nov. 29. USCG photo by PA1 Jeff Hall

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