Environmental Impact of Oil Spills

Aerial views of coastal areas affected by oil spills, highlighting sandbars and environmental recovery efforts in a muddy, calm sea.

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - Islands in the Chandeleur Island chain surrounded bt boom and sorbent boom.USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - Baron flying. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - South Bass - 26-HK-234-35. Hurricane Katrina
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - Mouth of Mississippi River, islands, boom. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - Mark Thomas, Barron (pilot) Dave Wheeler (co-pilot) and Rich Rousseau discuss mission paramaters. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - Chandeleur Islands, Gulf of Mexico. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - Islands in the Chandeleur Island chain surrounded bt boom and sorbent boom.USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Aerial View of East Cove Unit -Cameron Creole Watershed Project. Subjects: Wildlife refuges; Coastal environments. Location: Louisiana. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: CAMERON PRAIRIE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. . 1998 - 2011.
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Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - South Bass - 26-HK-234-90. Hurricane Katrina
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - Chandeleur Islands, Gulf of Mexico. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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ESU St. Louis - Morgan City - 26-HK-376-1. Bayou Carlin. Hurricane Katrina
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Dolphin Rescue - 26-HK-130-13. Hurricane Katrina
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Wagonwheel - 26-HK-253-7. Hurricane Katrina
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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to the Louisiana coast for Shell Oil briefing on offshore energy production, tour of offshore platform, fly-over of New Orleans and surrounding areas. Joining the Interior delegation for the offshore tour were Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu and Congressman Bobby Jindal.
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Salvage Engineering Response Team - New Orleans - Early October - 26-HK-351-103. Hurricane Katrina
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Sector New Orleans - Aftermath - 26-HK-149-111. Hurricane Katrina
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to the Louisiana coast for Shell Oil briefing on offshore energy production, tour of offshore platform, fly-over of New Orleans and surrounding areas. Joining the Interior delegation for the offshore tour were Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu and Congressman Bobby Jindal.
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ESU St. Louis - Shell Narin - 26-HK-324-7. Hurricane Katrina
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-254-131. Overflight. Hurricane Katrina
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Shell Narin - 26-HK-248-23. LEVEE OPERATIONS IN SHELL NAIRN AOR. Hurricane Katrina
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Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Shell Narin - 26-HK-248-48. MAINTENANCE BOOM AT SHELL NAIRN MARSH LANDS. Hurricane Katrina
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Material from Vice Admiral Allen - VIP Tours - 26-HK-375-110. Hurricane Katrina
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Shell Narin - 26-HK-248-42. MAINTENANCE BOOM AT SHELL NAIRN MARSH LANDS. Hurricane Katrina
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - Mark Thomas, ASPECT Tem Leader points out sampling target areas during mission briefing. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Chevron Empire - 26-HK-236-2. NORTH CANE EXXON MOBILE BOAT. Hurricane Katrina
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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to the Louisiana coast for Shell Oil briefing on offshore energy production, tour of offshore platform, fly-over of New Orleans and surrounding areas. Joining the Interior delegation for the offshore tour were Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu and Congressman Bobby Jindal.
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Dolphin Rescue - 26-HK-130-15. Hurricane Katrina
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-254-132. Overflight. Hurricane Katrina
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - North Bass - 26-HK-231-87. Overflight of Bass. Hurricane Katrina
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Aerial shot showing damage caused by Hurricane Ian to the Sanibel Causeway near Cape Coral, Florida, October 3, 2022. The causeway, which is temporarily closed, is the only land-travel access road between Sanibel Island and mainland Florida.
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Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - North Bass - 26-HK-231-81. Overflight of Bass. Hurricane Katrina
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Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-254-289. Overflight. Hurricane Katrina
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Salvage Engineering Response Team - Empire and Venice - 26-HK-354-44. Venice. Hurricane Katrina
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - Mouth of Mississippi River, islands, boom. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Aerial and Satellite Images - 26-HK-19-124. Hurricane Katrina
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Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - North Bass - 26-HK-231-80. Overflight of Bass. Hurricane Katrina
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-254-103. Overflight. Hurricane Katrina
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - South Bass - 26-HK-234-39. Hurricane Katrina
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Brazil, Amazon, Manaus. The Meeting of the Waters where the Solimoes and Rio Negro meet to make the Amazon River.
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Yukon Delta NWR Wetlands - Aerial View; Landscapes; Habitat. Subjects: Scenics; Wetlands; Wildlife refuges. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: YUKON DELTA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. . 1998 - 2011.
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Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Shell Narin - 26-HK-248-44. MAINTENANCE BOOM AT SHELL NAIRN MARSH LANDS. Hurricane Katrina
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to the Louisiana coast for Shell Oil briefing on offshore energy production, tour of offshore platform, fly-over of New Orleans and surrounding areas. Joining the Interior delegation for the offshore tour were Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu and Congressman Bobby Jindal.
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ESU St. Louis - Chevron Empire Burn - 26-HK-321-1. Pre-burn Aerial. Hurricane Katrina
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Wagonwheel - 26-HK-253-3. Hurricane Katrina
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to the Louisiana coast for Shell Oil briefing on offshore energy production, tour of offshore platform, fly-over of New Orleans and surrounding areas. Joining the Interior delegation for the offshore tour were Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu and Congressman Bobby Jindal.
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - ASPECT Flight over Gulfport, Mississippi (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Dolphin Rescue - 26-HK-130-20. Hurricane Katrina
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Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - North Bass - 26-HK-231-107. Overflight of Bass. Hurricane Katrina
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Aerial views of California taken during visit of Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett