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Crews in race to clean barrier islands

GULF OF MEXICO — BP and the federal Park Service have brought in some heavy machinery to remove oil debris on Mississippi’s barrier islands before shifting winter tides bury it too deep.

BP impressed with Horn cleanup

HORN ISLAND — On the sugary white beach on the south side of the barrier island, between crashing waves and sifting beach workers, BP’s top man for the Gulf Coast Restoration Organization inspected the progress and proclaimed it good.

Oil cleanup continues on Mississippi barrier islands

BP and the federal Park Service have brought in some heavy machinery to remove Gulf oil spill debris from Mississippi's barrier islands before shifting winter tides bury it too deep. Associated Press archiveOn Aug. 24, Oceana's senior vice president...

Oil Cleanup Under Way On Miss. Barrier Islands

Oil debris is being removed from Mississippi's barrier islands before shifting winter tides bury it too deep.

Buried Oil Removed Before Winter Tide Arrives

BP and the federal Park Service has brought in some heavy machinery to remove oil debris on Mississippi's barrier islands before shifting winter tides bury it too deep, The Mississippi Press is reporting.

Mississippi news at 2:15 p.m. CDT

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UWF to test for oil on local beaches

The Santa Rosa Island Authority will pay the University of West Florida $40,000 to test for oil in water and sand just off the beach. UWF's Center for Environmental Diagnostics and Bioremediation will conduct the tests in the surf zone — where...

UWF to test for beach oil

Santa Rosa Island Authority has earmarked $40,000 for UWF researchers to test water, sand for oil

Midstate firefighters switch gears to fight oil spill

Although firefighters are called on to deal with everything from wildfires to hurricanes, the massive BP oil spill in the Gulf was a new experience for the many Middle Georgia firefighters who spent weeks or months helping clean up oil and recover wounded animals.

Hurricane Earl downgraded to Category 3 storm

Hurricane Earl weakened slightly to a Category 3 storm as it churned toward the eastern U.S. seaboard on Wednesday and looked to sideswipe the densely populated coast from North Carolina to New England, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.