Obama To "Stay On BP" Until Damage Is Reversed

In a speech delivered in New Orleans on the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, President Obama reminds Gulf Coast residents that he has pledged to “stay on BP” until the damage done by the BP-Deepwater Horizon oil spill has been reversed. (0:51)

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Obama Renews Pledge To Support Gulf Coast Until Restoration Is Complete

President Obama tells crowds gathered in New Orleans, Sunday, that the administration will not stop working to right the damage caused by the BP-Deepwater Horizon oil spill, “until this region is all the way back on it’s feet.” (0:23)

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Lawmaker Says BP's Cleanup Efforts In Gulf Are Unsatisfactory

Rep. Edward Merkey (D-Mass.) says he is disappointed in BP’s efforts in the Gulf due the amount of crude oil still present in the Gulf of Mexico. (0:32)

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Zukunft To Discuss Transition From Spill Response To Gulf Restoration With Local Leaders

Federal on-scene coordinator Rear Admiral Paul Zukunft talks about meetings he will have Friday with parish presidents along the Gulf Coast to discuss their long term transition plan from response to restoration of the Gulf Coast areas affected by the BP-Deepwater Horizon oil spill. (0:46)

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Feds Should Not Abandon Oil Regulatory System, Says Former Interior Secretary

“For half a century the Gulf of Mexico has produced a third of our nation’s oil with an impressive safety record,” said former Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton to members of a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Tuesday. Norton served as Department of the Interior Secretary under President George W. Bush. (0:20)

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Moratorium Will Further Disrupt Gulf States' Economies, Says Former Interior Secretary

Testifying in front of a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee Tuesday, former U.S. Secretary of Interior Dirk Kempthorne warns members of Congress that the Gulf Coast is being devastated, and a moratorium would be even more devastating. (0:20)

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Final Solution Falls On The Relief Wells, Says Obama

President Barack Obama tells reporters that, even though the new cap will keep a majority of the oil from spweing into the Gulf, the “final solution” relies on the completion of the relief wells being drilled. (0:24)

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Obama: New Cap Is "Good News"

President Barack Obama tells reporters that the new cap is “good news” and that more research needs to be done before a decision is made whether to use the new cap to “shut in” the oil or to proceed with the completion of the relief wells. (0:28)

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Obama Says New Cap Will Contain 80,000 Barrels Per Day

President Barack Obama says the new cap that has stopped the flow of oil from the Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico will work to contain nearly 80,000 barrels of oil per day, an increase compared to the 25,000 the previous cap was averaging.  (0:20)

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Size Of Oil Spill A Big Problem For Response Team, Says Thad Allen

Admiral Thad Allen, who is overseeing the response to the massive oil spill off the Gulf Coast, said during a briefing at the White House Monday that the response plans did not account for such an immense crisis. (0:31)
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Impacts Of Oil Spill Will Be Felt For Years, Says Greenpeace Official

Greenpeace USA Senior Oceans Specialist John Hocevar tells Talk Radio News Service that the continuing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico should serve as a major wake-up call to Americans about the risks associated with offshore oil drilling. (:30)
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BP Will Cover All Legitimate Claims, Says Company's CEO

BP CEO and President Lamar McKay testifies on Monday before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee about his company's ongoing efforts to help clean up the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. (:21)
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