“A Sea in Flames”: Ecologist Carl Safina on First Anniversary of Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig Blowout; Voices from the Gulf: “One Year Later, We’re in the Same Situation as Last Year”; Deepwater Drilling Resumes Despite Unclear Impact of BP Spill: “It is All about Hiding the Oil, Not Cleaning It Up”; Death Toll from BP Spill Still Rising as Residents Die from Spill-Related Illnesses; Father of Deepwater Horizon Victim: The Blowout Was “Inevitable” Due to BP’s Lack of Safety Precautions.
Today’s Headlines
* France, Britain Plan to Send Troops to Libya
* Syria Ends Emergency Rule amid Violent Crackdown
* Japan Considers Banning Residents from Area Near Damaged Nuclear Plant
* Bradley Manning Moved to Ft. Leavenworth Prison
* Obama Backs Lifting Cap on Social Security Taxes
* Michigan Pension Boards Sue Governor Rick Snyder over New Law
* Human Rights Watch: International Community Ignores Saudi Crackdown on Dissidents
* Report: 846 Egyptian Civilians Killed in Uprising
* Yemen: U.N. Fails to Agree to Act amid Continuing Violence
* Two Militants Suspected in Italian Activist Murder Killed in Hamas Raid
* U.S. Approves First Offshore Wind Farm