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Oil Contamination After Hurricane Katrina

Aerial views of industrial sites impacted by Hurricane Katrina, showcasing oil storage tanks, pollution, and surrounding waterways in a distressed environment.

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Dynegy - 26-HK-239-4. Hurricane Katrina

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - New Orleans Overflight - 26-HK-388-21. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Dynegy - 26-HK-241-43. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Shell Pilottown - 26-HK-246-2. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Chevron Empire - 26-HK-236-114. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - North Bass - 26-HK-229-116. AERIAL VIEW OF TANKS AT BASS NORTH SITE. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Forest Oil - 26-HK-251-8. Hurricane Katrina

Miscellaneous - Katrina and Rita - 26-HK-431-88. Hurricane Katrina

Aftermath - Aerial - 26-HK-330-70. NO Chalmette Refining Tank Farm Spill. Hurricane Katrina

Miscellaneous - Katrina and Rita - 26-HK-431-84. Hurricane Katrina

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Lafourche, Louisiana (BP Oil Spill) - Lafourche, LA. , Environmental Protection Agency

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Dynegy - 26-HK-239-1. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Dynegy - 26-HK-239-92. Hurricane Katrina

Overflight - Chief Cox - 26-HK-207-5. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Dynegy - 26-HK-239-23. Hurricane Katrina

Aerial and Satellite Images - 26-HK-19-155. Hurricane Katrina

Ground Damages - 26-HK-146-18. Hurricane Katrina

Overflight - Potter - Pilottown and North - 26-HK-211-112. 29 48.841N 089 59.960W; Facility. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Dynegy - 26-HK-238-37. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Dynegy - 26-HK-241-8. Hurricane Katrina

ESU St. Louis - Assessment - 26-HK-316-41. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Dynegy - 26-HK-240-60. Hurricane Katrina

Storage tank, jetty and flare in deforested area, Tangguh LNG (Liquified Natural Gas) Plant, Bintuni Bay, West Papua (Irian Jaya), Indonesia

ESU St. Louis - Oil Fields and Surrounding Area- Aerial - 26-HK-318-23. Hurricane Katrina

Overflight - Potter - Pilottown and North - 26-HK-211-10. 29 10.567N 089 15.451W; Tank Farm near Pilottown. Hurricane Katrina

ESU St. Louis - Oil Fields and Surrounding Area- Aerial - 26-HK-318-13. Hurricane Katrina

Overflight - Potter - Pilottown and North - 26-HK-211-68. 29 22.397N 089 33.208W; Tank Farm. Hurricane Katrina

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Post-Katrina - 26-HK-374-49. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - Emergency Support Function No. 10 Sites - Shell Nairn - 26-HK-226-4. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Dynegy - 26-HK-238-10. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - North Bass - 26-HK-231-118. Overflight of Bass. Hurricane Katrina

Aerial view of circular biogas plant tanks with green roofs stand starkly against the landscape, Groß-Umstadt, Hessen, Germany.

Office of Research and Development - Gulf Breeze GED , Environmental Protection Agency

ESU St. Louis - Chevron Empire Burn - 26-HK-322-31. Hurricane Katrina

ESU St. Louis - Oil Fields and Surrounding Area- Aerial - 26-HK-318-5. Hurricane Katrina

Miscellaneous - Katrina and Rita - 26-HK-431-109. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-254-92. Overflight. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Dynegy - 26-HK-238-78. Hurricane Katrina

050925-A-8834P-086. Base: Galveston Bay State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Murphy Oil - 26-HK-242-113. MURPHY COMMAND POST. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-254-305. Overflight. Hurricane Katrina

Aerial view of the round tanks, a mosaic of greens and whites, nestled amidst the verdant embrace of trees, Saint Austell, England, United Kingdom.

ESU St. Louis - Murphy Oil - 26-HK-319-35. Tankfarm from NorthWest. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-254-51. Overflight. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Dynegy - 26-HK-239-13. Hurricane Katrina

Sector New Orleans - Aftermath - 26-HK-149-87. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Shell Pilottown - 26-HK-245-44. Hurricane Katrina

ESU St. Louis - Oil Fields and Surrounding Area- Aerial - 26-HK-318-25. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-254-280. Overflight. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Dynegy - 26-HK-239-32. Hurricane Katrina

Aerial view of the wastewater treatment plant's circular pools and yellow tanks contrasting with the green trees and the clear sky, wastewater treatment plant, Piemonte, Italy.

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Dynegy - 26-HK-240-19. Hurricane Katrina

Office of Research and Development - Gulf Breeze GED , Environmental Protection Agency

New Orleans Gunlock Photos - 26-HK-331-93. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Chevron Empire - 26-HK-236-15. ZONE 11. Hurricane Katrina

050925-A-8834P-078. Base: Galveston Bay State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Chevron Empire - 26-HK-237-108. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Dynegy - 26-HK-241-6. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Dynegy - 26-HK-239-82. Hurricane Katrina

Regions - Farm Tour Images - Highland Ditch Company and with the Rocky Mountain Farmers Union (RMFU) , Environmental Protection Agency

Aftermath - Aerial - 26-HK-296-1. Hurricane Katrina

Salty evaporation ponds in Aveiro, Portugal

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-254-89. Overflight. Hurricane Katrina

ESU St. Louis - Oil Fields and Surrounding Area- Aerial - 26-HK-318-6. Hurricane Katrina

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Venice, Lousiana (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Dynegy - 26-HK-238-31. Hurricane Katrina

ESU St. Louis - Shell Pilottown - 26-HK-325-7. BOOM AND SORBENT PADS IN AND AROUND CONTAIMENT AREA. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Shell Pilottown - 26-HK-246-69. TANK 1506. Hurricane Katrina

Miscellaneous - Katrina and Rita - 26-HK-431-111. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-254-216. Overflight. Hurricane Katrina

Oil installation with gas burn-off flame, Yasuni National Park, Amazon, Ecuador

ESU St. Louis - Admiral's Photographs - 26-HK-315-4. Hurricane Katrina

Overhead view of circular water treatment basins surrounded by greenery

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - North Bass - 26-HK-232-56. Hurricane Katrina

Subjects: Habitat restoration; Oil Production. . 1998 - 2011.

Pollution - Emergency Support Function No. 10 Sites - Dynegy - 26-HK-223-5. Hurricane Katrina

Hideous air pollution from the Syncrude Tar sands upgrader plant north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada.

undefined. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - South Bass - 26-HK-234-96. Hurricane Katrina

Miscellaneous - Katrina and Rita - 26-HK-431-77. Hurricane Katrina

depuradora de aguas residuales de Cala D´Or, Santanyi, Mallorca, balearic islands, spain, europe.

ESU St. Louis - Morgan City - 26-HK-376-4. Bayou Carlin. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - North Bass - 26-HK-229-46. AERIAL VIEW OF BASS NORTH SITE. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Dynegy - 26-HK-238-104. Hurricane Katrina

Overflight - Potter - Pilottown and North - 26-HK-211-73. 29 22.397N 089 33.208W; Tank Farm. Hurricane Katrina

Office of the Administrator - Fort Collins, Colorado and San Antonio, Texas , Environmental Protection Agency

Most polluted waterway in the country. Petroleum storage tanks along Newtown Creek in Brooklyn in New York. ( Richard B. Levine)

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2008 -- St. Bernard Parish oil refinery that was severely damaged during Hurricane Katrina. Jacinta Quesada/FEMA

ESU St. Louis - Boats - 26-HK-317-8. Hurricane Katrina

Anefo photo collection. Air pollution Rijnmond. September 29, 1971

Aftermath - Displaced Boats - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-28-7. aerial shot of damaged industrial area near waterfront with displaced boat in grass. Hurricane Katrina

Aftermath - Flooding - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-36-54. aerial shot of flooded industrial area, possibly a waste treatment plant. Hurricane Katrina

Dronten, Netherlands - 14 January 2026: Aerial view of a stark contrast between dark, tilled earth and vibrant green fields, a wind turbine standing tall amongst the energy storage units.

Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Guam, U.S. Territory

OIL SANDS, Alberta, Canada. The worlds largest petroleum resource basin. NOT SO DIRTY AFTER ALL AND CLEANER THAN COAL AND GAS.

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Murphy Oil - 26-HK-244-17. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-255-22. Passive Sites. Hurricane Katrina

Petroleum refineries engulfing coastal wetlands, local trap-fishing grounds in the Nile River Delta, Alexandria, Egypt

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Dynegy - 26-HK-238-52. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - North Bass - 26-HK-229-112. AERIAL VIEW OF TANKS AT BASS NORTH SITE. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Chevron Empire - 26-HK-236-66. ZONE 9 & 10. Hurricane Katrina

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