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Fort Walton, FL "covered in oil and dispersant" (PHOTOS)

May 13th, 2011 at 11:06 AM

Fort walton coverd in oil and dispersant, Pensacola Fishing Forum, May 11, 2011:

SOURCE: Cathunter

500+ pound endangered turtle found dead near Destin, FL — Officials ‘might’ perform necropsy

April 24th, 2011 at 07:23 AM

Turtle found at Meigs Park weighed in at 520 (VIDEO, PHOTOS), NW Florida Daily News, ... Read more >>

Fish with lesions are coming up every catch, fishermen from Pensacola and Panama City say

March 31st, 2011 at 09:12 AM

Gulf Coast Residents Dismayed as Effects of Oil Spill Continue, Courthouse News, March 30, 2011:

Fishermen ... Read more >>

Florida spring breakers find the oil (VIDEO)

March 19th, 2011 at 03:25 PM

BP's cleaned up one mat in Perdido Key and say they're not sure when or if they'll clean up anymore ... Read more >>

Massive shark at Panama City Beach: “It’s very interesting because they are cold-water fish” — “Extremely rare” in Gulf

March 19th, 2011 at 01:37 PM

Rare shark spotted off Panama City Beach, Panama City News Herald, March 18, 2011 ... Read more >>

“Most Concerning”: Chrysene found in waters off Perdido Key, Florida — Effects include “increased risk of cancer, chromosomal aberrations, genetic damage”

March 9th, 2011 at 10:03 PM

Chrysene Found in Water Near Beach at Perdido Key, Florida, via Michelle Nix and Cellect ... Read more >>

Man covered in “orange slick stuff” while swimming near Destin is now “pissing blood, vomiting dark brown stuff”

March 9th, 2011 at 03:49 PM

Gulf spill sickness wrecking lives, Dahr Jamail, March 9, 2011:

"I have critically high levels of ... Read more >>

33-year-old dead after two weeks working BP cleanup and swimming at Florida Panhandle beach

March 9th, 2011 at 02:14 PM

"Aside from some gloves, BP provided no personal protection for them. He worked for them for two weeks and then died on August 23. He had just got his first paycheck, and it was in his wallet, uncashed, when he died." ... Read more >>

Latest videos from the Florida Panhandle (VIDEOS)

March 7th, 2011 at 04:04 PM

EVERYTHING DEAD ! COREXIT FLOATING PLEASE HELP!, jmrexford, March 6, 2011:

Hundreds and Thousands of Dead ... Read more >>

Pensacola Beach: “1,000′s of dead animals” & discolored sand as far as the eye can see (PHOTOS)

March 5th, 2011 at 08:44 PM

Fresh Dead Life- Gulf - What You won't See on the News Tonight, Cellect Opflex, ... Read more >>

Dispersed oil “everywhere” on Pensacola Beach — Not where is the oil… BUT WHERE IS IT NOT (VIDEO)

March 5th, 2011 at 07:39 PM

Surfrider Foundation: BP Oil Disaster UV Testing Program, bluemountainsurfer, February 28, 2011:

Support Surfrider Foundation, Emerald ... Read more >>

Woman reports troubling symptoms after swimming in Gulf — Burning lesions all over body & face, "I keep finding more and more of them"

March 3rd, 2011 at 08:44 AM

Susan from Panama City Beach, Florida lives only a few blocks from the Gulf of ... Read more >>

Florida Paper: Many health-related complaints from people who didn’t do cleanup work

March 2nd, 2011 at 08:48 PM

EDITORIAL: BP: Here's to your health, Northwest Florida Daily News, March 02, 2011:

Dale Sandler, chief ... Read more >>

Report: Particularly deadly night on Perdido Key, FL (PHOTOS)

March 1st, 2011 at 04:51 PM

One more Juvenile Porpoise and Turtle found this morning. ... Read more >>

Strangeness in Florida Panhandle: Ocean glowing blue and “red tide” that’s not blooming — “Never seen anything like it” (VIDEO & PHOTOS)

February 22nd, 2011 at 07:17 PM

BIOLUMINESCENCE: Glowing plankton thrill water watchers in Destin (PHOTOS), Destin Log, February 22, 2011:

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Florida officials restart testing for Corexit and hydrocarbons after taking the last 6 months off

February 18th, 2011 at 09:31 AM

Surfriders team up with researchers as DEP resumes testing for oil, dispersants, Walton Sun, February ... Read more >>

“Football field” of submerged crude found on Florida beach; Officials say “oil washing onshore everyday” — BP claims “the sand is clean” (VIDEO)

February 12th, 2011 at 11:10 PM

BP Beach Cleanup, WEAR ABC 3, February 12, 2011:

Transcript Excerpts

... BP is now saying the ... Read more >>

Strange mist sporadically emanating from C130 aircraft flying low over Florida Panhandle coastline (PHOTOS)

February 9th, 2011 at 10:55 AM

Aircraft at Navarre Beach, Trisha James, February 8, 2011:

I posted a C130 from earlier this ... Read more >>

Heartbreaking: Backstage footage showing apparent victim of BP Oil Disaster having multiple violent seizures (VIDEO)

February 7th, 2011 at 10:44 PM

22 Year Old BP Oil Spill Victim Speaks Out at NO Health Forum Leaves by ... Read more >>

Tragic: 22 y/o has seizure at Gulf Forum -- Brain lesions after swimming off Florida Panhandle (VIDEOS)

February 6th, 2011 at 10:49 PM

Fox8: "My parents throughout the summer had told me not to get in the water," said 22-year-old Paul Doom. Still Doom said he spent a lot of time last summer swimming in the Gulf of Mexico off Navarre Beach where he lives. Today, Doom has no feeling in his left leg and suffers with seizures daily. ... Read more >>

Beached sperm whale dies in Destin, FL — “Bleeding profusely” reported witnesses (PHOTO)

February 4th, 2011 at 07:28 AM

UPDATE: Beached whale euthanized, necropsy planned (PHOTOS), Destin Log, February 02, 2011:

A beached sperm whale ... Read more >>

Dozens of dead starfish wash up in Panama City, FL -- Dept. of Environmental Protection retracts statement

February 3rd, 2011 at 09:43 AM

Cold snap may have killed dozens of starfish, Panama City News Herald, February 3, 2011:

The ... Read more >>

Chairman of Surfrider chapter in NW Florida “tested positive last month for large quantities of volatile solvents in his blood”

January 26th, 2011 at 09:03 AM

“Underwater oil plumes may be washing up along beaches that appear clean to the eye” ... Read more >>

“Man, look at all this oil” says scientist on Florida beach… “Something we will be dealing with for years” — “This is still loaded with PAH’s” (VIDEO)

January 15th, 2011 at 09:01 AM

Reporter asks will that "cause a human health risk"? ... Read more >>

Cleanup worker suffering from large boils, multiple skin infections (DISTURBING PHOTOS)

January 11th, 2011 at 10:55 AM

Jennifer Rexford worked on beach cleanup in the Florida panhandle for BP contractor P2S until August 2010. ... Read more >>

Submerged oil surfaces in Florida (VIDEO)

January 7th, 2011 at 10:44 AM

Tar Balls In Perdido, WEAR TV, January 6, 2011:

Tonight, tar balls are once again ... Read more >>

“Tarballs outnumber seashells” on Alabama beach, similar to areas in Pensacola Bay — Chunks of oil “rolling along the bottom” (VIDEO)

January 3rd, 2011 at 10:46 AM

Gulf oil spill tarballs cover Fort Morgan, Press Register, January 02, 2011:

The tip of the ... Read more >>

“Dangerously High Levels”: Snapper caught near Pensacola, FL “contaminated with nearly 3,000 PPM of total petroleum hydrocarbons”

December 20th, 2010 at 05:02 AM

EXCLUSIVE TEST RESULTS: Red Snapper Sample from Off Pensacola Shows Dangerously High Levels of Contamination ... Read more >>

Local seafood workers insist Apalachicola Bay is “badly contaminated with oil” — Private testing shows product was “tainted”

November 23rd, 2010 at 06:47 AM

"Representatives of British Petroleum (BP), the Coast Guard, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Community Services (FDACS) and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) all told the audience continuous testing, since the spill, has revealed no evidence of oil contamination in the county’s coastal waters." ... Read more >>

“Oil buried up to FIVE feet deep” on Florida beach reports local news (VIDEO)

November 18th, 2010 at 06:55 AM

Serious effort to remove buried oil, WEAR, November 17, 2010:

If you head out to Pensacola ... Read more >>

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