To celebrate — scratch that — lament BP’s big milestone, we’ve created a list of articles you should read about the clusterfuck in the Gulf of Mexico (the headlines, alone, are enough to make you want to scream):
BP spill nears a somber record as Gulf’s biggest — MSNBC.com
Day 71: The Latest on the Oil Spill — The New York Times
BP plans to get rid of safety watchdog, sources say — CNN.com
BP joined investigation of itself, contractor — Anchorage Daily News
U.S. fines BP for erroneous reporting — The Los Angeles Times
Gulf oil spill: Suicide of spill worker prompts call for mental health aid — The Los Angeles Times
Oil spill’s psychological toll quietly mounts — NewsChannel8, Portland, Ore.
Health of Exxon Valdez cleanup workers was never studied — The Miami Herald
‘Almost All of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Workers are Dead’ — The Salem (Oregon) News
Will these critters be endangered by the Gulf gusher? — Grist.org
Oil Spill Imperils Gulf Coast Fishing Industry — Bloomberg Business Week
Gulf Seafood: Who Decides How Safe Is Safe? — AOLnews.com
Bluefin tuna particularly vulnerable to Gulf of Mexico oil leak — The Times-Picayune
Biologists find ‘dead zones’ around BP oil spill in Gulf — The Guardian
Expert measures human cost of Gulf oil leak — Grist.org
BP Oil Spill Compensation Fund Won’t Cover All Losses — NewsInferno.com
Cleanup Hiring Feeds Frustration in Fishing Town — The New York Times
Beware scammers exploiting BP oil spill — The (Pensacola) News Herald
Further reading: Former Energy Exec Spills On “Why We Hate Oil Companies” — CrossroadsCharlotte.org
What it’s like to scuba dive in the Gulf of Mexico today, “It’s just globs of death out there.”
This article appears in Jun 29 – Jul 5, 2010.