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BP Reports Some Success; Environmental Fears Grow

from National Public Radio
May 17, 2010

Over the weekend, oil company BP began capturing some of the oil leaking out of the Deepwater Horizon rig. But large amounts of oil continue to flow out into the water, and there are increasing concerns about where that oil might be going. Melissa Block talks to NPR's Elizabeth Shogren for the latest.

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  • All Things Considered, May 17, 2010
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