Latest Mississippi River Delta News: June 24, 2014

Another large tar mat discovered near Fort Pickens in Gulf Islands National Seashore
By Dennis Pillion, AL.com. June 23, 2014.
“Clean-up crews led by the U.S. Coast Guard have removed about 1,250 pounds of oily material…” (read more)

Four Years Later: Tar Mat Cleanup Continues Off Ft. Pickens (+audio)
By Dave Dunwoody, WUWF Radio. June 23, 2014.
“Cleanup is ongoing in the waters off Fort Pickens, of a massive tar mat discovered last Friday…” (read more)

1,250 pounds of BP oil removed from Fort Pickens
By Kimberly Blair, Pensacola New Journal. June 24, 2014.
“A tar mat discovered on a beach in the National Seashore’s Fort Pickens area…” (read more)