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Links to Information about the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response in the Gulf of Mexico

Listed below are links to several government and non-government websites with regularly-updated information about the cleanup and response efforts for the catastrophic BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, which resulted from the tragic April 20^th, 2010 explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig.

Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response Websites

• Joint Information Center for Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response is the official federal portal for the Deepwater BP oil spill response and recovery. It provides inforamtion on the response, current operations, news and updates, how to file a claim and obtain other assistance, and links to federal, state and local partners. .
• Consolidated Fish and Wildlife Collection Report - Deepwater Horizon Unified Command Web Site
  This daily report lists the cumulative number of dead or injured birds, sea turtles, and marine mammals collected, as reported to the Unified Area Command from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, incident area commands, rehabilitation centers and other authorized sources operating within the Deepwater Horizon/BP incident impact area.
• NASA Imagery
  NASA’s satellite photos of the BP oil slick from space
• NOAA’s Office of Response and Restoration: Deepwater Horizon Incident, Gulf of Mexico
  The National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration’s website includes daily situation updates; counts of oiled/dead marine mammals and turtles; fisheries closure updates; number of vessels and aircraft deployed; and current trajectory maps
• EPA: Response to the BP Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
  The Environmental Protection Agency’s website includes information on dispersant use, and on air, water, and sediment monitoring along the Gulf coast
• President Obama’s Whitehouse: Deepwater BP Oil Spill
  Daily updates on the ongoing administration-wide response to the spill; links to federal departments and agencies responding to the spill; and information on air, food, and water safety
• The U.S. Congress Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming
  Live video feed of the BP Oil Spill from the ocean floor
• Gulf of Mexico Sea Grant Programs
  provides visitors with access to a wealth of data concerning the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Website content will be continually updated, and visitors should check back often for new and revised information.
• Geoplatform.gov/gulfresponse/
  is an interactive site that provides near real-time information and details on the spill's trajectory, fisheries closures, the location of response command posts and community outreach centers, and the movement of research ships. This website was developed by NOAA ERMA in conjunction with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Coast Guard and the Department of the Interior.
• BP: Gulf of Mexico Response
  BP’s own website about the spill response
  

Gulf of Mexico States

• State of Louisiana
  Emergency updates from the state of Louisiana regarding the oil spill, including maps of the spill’s projected trajectory .
• University of South Alabama's Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Incident 2010  
  Updated bibliography on the incident from the Government Documents Department of the library at the University of South Alabama.

Assistance from Other States

Washington and Alaska have posted their own webpages, with frequently updated summaries of the BP Gulf oil spill and response efforts, and pictures

• Washington Department of Ecology BP: Gulf Oil Spill
• Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation: BP Gulf Oil Spill

Miscellaneous

• SKYTRUTH
  Has annotated satellite images and blog commentary
• Wikipedia: Deepwater Horizon oil spill
  Detailed background information on the spill, description of response efforts, and overview of the spill’s consequences, with numerous references for more information