NPR Topics: Environment

Gulf Communities Investigate Spill's Oily Residue With so many unanswered questions about the lingering effects of the oil, Gulf Coast communities are turning to independent scientists for answers. They are doing independent September 2nd, 2010 04:52 PM

Temporary Cap That Stopped BP Gusher Removed The cap was removed Thursday as a prelude to raising the massive piece of equipment underneath that failed to prevent the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history. September 2nd, 2010 05:41 PM

Fire Extinguished On Gulf Oil Platform An investigation is under way to determine the cause of an explosion Thursday on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico. All 13 people aboard the rig were found floating in th September 2nd, 2010 03:38 PM

Greenpeace Activists Held After Leaving Arctic Oil Rig Four members of the environmental group had clung to the rig for two days to protest drilling in the Arctic. They were forced to abandon their protest because of a storm. The September 2nd, 2010 01:21 PM

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