Follow up to postings on the Gulf Coast oil spill, see these updates via the New York Times: “More than a month has passed since the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig blew up, spewing immeasurable quantities of oil into the Gulf of Mexico and frustrating all efforts to contain it. The billowing plume of undersea oil and water has thwarted the industry’s well-control efforts and driven government officials to impotent rage. It has demonstrated the enduring laxity of federal regulation of offshore operations and has shown the government to be almost wholly at the mercy of BP, the company leasing the rig, to provide the technology, personnel and equipment to stop the bleeding well.”

• Tracking the Oil Spill in the Gulf
• The Oil Spill, A Month Later
• Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Multimedia Collection – An interactive map tracking the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Plus: video, audio, graphics and photos.