Oily waters, soiled beaches weigh on gulf town
Monday, August 2, 2010 - 02:14
in Earth & Climate
Grand Isle, the first village in Louisiana to fall victim to the oil spill, faces a murky future as oil continues to wash ashore. Two weeks after crews wrestled temporary control of the geyser of oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, BP as early as Monday could begin the first step in a weeks-long process to permanently jam the blown-out well .