BP buys barrier island off Mississippi coast — “It’s easier to deal with it when it’s not privately owned”

"The purchase will help it expedite cleanup of the islands in the wake of the BP oil spill" ... Read more >>

“There’s people getting sick everywhere and nobody realized how bad it is” says Mississippi resident (VIDEO)

AG: Oil spill victims more concerned with health vs money, WLOX, March 29, 2011 ... Read more >>

Now the turtles: 39 sea turtles found dead in past two weeks… just in Mississippi — “A sharp jump”

Sea turtle deaths up along Gulf, joining dolphin trend, MSNBC, March 29, 2011 ... Read more >>

Attorney General: “More people were concerned with health issues than claims” — “I’m trying to get people access to some medical care” (VIDEO)

The meeting has helped Hood get a better understanding of how people are physically suffering from the spill. ... Read more >>

Dead sea turtles washing up on beaches near spring breakers -- "Water looks like chicken broth" (PHOTOS)

Sea Turtle Deaths Anger Mississippi Residents, Huffington Post, March 29, 2011 ... Read more >>

Just In: EIGHT more dead dolphins found in Mississippi and Alabama

IMMS Dolphin Count, March 14, 2011 ... Read more >>

Another dead baby dolphin found at Pass Christian, MS

IMMS Dolphin Count, March 11, 2011 ... Read more >>

Giant jellyfish, other creatures wash ashore in Ocean Springs (PHOTOS)

March 6, 2011 A Walk Down the Beach, Lorrie Williams, March 6, 2011 ... Read more >>

Dead baby dolphin yesterday in Waveland, Mississippi — Media no longer reporting findings, only offering speculation and alternate explanations

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Institute for Marine Mammal Studies, Stranding Summary 2011, March 7, 2011 ... Read more >>

Mississippi man’s blood tests show extremely high Xylene, Ethylbenzene — Now passing out for an hour at a time (LAB RESULTS)

Ethylbenzene at 5 times NHANES 95th percentile, Xylene at 4 times. ... Read more >>

“Oil and chemical residue still coat the beach” in Ocean Springs, Mississippi – Dead pelicans, fish, turtles, and jelly fish (PHOTOS)

EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS FROM OCEAN SPRINGS, MISSISSIPPI: Oil, Chemical Residue Still Coat the Beach, February 27, ... Read more >>

18th dead baby dolphin washes ashore in Northern Gulf of Mexico (VIDEO)

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Fourth baby dolphin found dead on Horn Island (Updated 11:10 a.m.), Sun Herald, February 22, ... Read more >>

Crabs and fish wash up on Mississippi beach — More dead horseshoe crabs “than I’ve seen anywhere” over the last 10 months

PHOTO UPDATE FROM HORN ISLAND: Too Many Dead Horseshoe Crabs to Count; Remnant Oil Both ... Read more >>

17 baby dolphins found dead in Alabama and Mississippi (PHOTO)

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Infant dolphin deaths spiking in Gulf after oil spill, McClatchy DC, February 21, 2011:

Biloxi ... Read more >>

Dead pelican found floating in foam that had tested positive for Corexit and oil (PHOTOS)

God Bless you MY Friends, Lorrie Williams, February 5, 2011:

Source: Lorrie Williams; Feb. 5 ... Read more >>

Duress: Mississippi says BP is violating state law by requiring claimants to sign away their right to sue

AG: BP claims process violates law, Fox 10, February 2, 2011:
Tuesday, in a federal court ... Read more >>

More child porn charges in the Gulf — Marine Resources officer from Ocean Springs, MS arrested and faces up to 40 years in prison

Mississippi Department of Marine Resources officer from Ocean Springs arrested on child porn charge, The ... Read more >>

It’s “as if I’m on another planet” says local at Mississippi beach (VIDEO)

"Unbelievable" ... Read more >>

“Field” of weathered oil found on Mississippi beach — BP cleanup chief says it’s “actually getting pretty close to clean”

Efforts continue to clean islands hit by Gulf oil spill, McClatchy Newspapers, January 7, 2011:

A ... Read more >>

Mississippi: Billions of baby clam and oyster shells, dead jellyfish & the “smell of acid” — Rainbow sheen covering beach (VIDEOS)

Blood Beach 8 months later, LorrieofOceanspring, January 5, 2011:

[B]illons of baby clam and oyster shells ... Read more >>

Map shows birds migrate from BP disaster up through Arkansas and Kentucky, near areas where dead birds are dropping from sky (PHOTO)

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“The area you cleaned yesterday overnight becomes soiled again” — Amount of workers to DOUBLE says coordinator

"It was absolutely disheartening the amount of oil that is still out there," Terry Morris, oil spill coordinator for the Gulf Islands National Seashore, said ... Read more >>

"Bleeding from the ears" and now "bruising rash all around my stomach" -- "Looks like bleeding under the skin"

"Sharp stabbing pain is all over my abdomen where this discolouration is, it's in my arm pits and around my breasts..." ... Read more >>

Mississippi Mystery: If officials find submerged oil now, it counts as oil... Unlike last time (VIDEO)

It's "quite similar to the earlier oil response teams... with one big exception": When finding a "piece that has a speck of oil on it, for damage assessment that's a positive hit." - Mississippi DEQ environmental administrator ... Read more >>

Mississippi officials lift advisories: Tar balls not a health risk — but you’re advised to avoid making contact (VIDEO)

Scientists busy studying "oil spill" questions, WLOX, November ... Read more >>

611 ppm of petroleum hydrocarbons found in WATER at Mississippi harbor

Evidence Refutes BP's and Fed's Deceptions, Dahr Jamail and Erika Blumenfeld for Truthout, October 4, ... Read more >>

EXPLICIT: Well-known fisherman threatened with arrest — “Communism? You’re in it as far as I know.” (VIDEO)

Interview with C.J. (Mississippi fisherman), Coastal Heritage Society of Louisiana Radio with Kindra Arnesen, September ... Read more >>

No oysters? It’s NOT the oil says MS State Official, while fishermen ALL say not to open waters (VIDEO)

Fishermen tell CMR: Don't open oyster season, WLOX, September ... Read more >>

Mississippi fishermen report hauls of oil-covered shrimp during ‘seafood safety’ meeting — Official says talking about it “is hindering the recovery process”

Fishermen grill Marine Resources chief, Sun Herald, September 8, 2010:

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Others said they were finding ... Read more >>

DISTURBING: Nest of baby turtle eggs surrounded with tarballs — “We dug in the sand a few feet and found layers of black sand” (PHOTOS & VIDEO)

Photo: Greenpeace

Tarballs on Horn Island, Greenpeace Blogpost by Phil Kline, September 8, 2010:

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Horn Island, off the ... Read more >>

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