The Daily Glob

"Government Logs Show Delays in Report of Michigan Oil Spill"

Logs raise the question of whether pipeline operator Enbridge delayed reporting the Kalamazoo, Mich. spill, making it worse. EPA head Jackson goes to Michigan to personally oversee spill response. Gov. Granholm sees cleanup 'progress.' Michigan's attorney general begins an investigation. Cleanup is expected to take months.

"House Approves Oil Spill Bill; Stalled in Senate"

"WASHINGTON — The House has approved a bill to boost safety standards for offshore drilling and remove a liability cap for oil spills, but a partisan fight in the Senate will likely delay action on a response to the Gulf oil spill until Congress returns from its summer recess.

'Static Kill' of Well To Be Delayed a Day

"A plan to seal BP's blown-out Macondo well by pumping it from the top with mud and cement will be delayed by a day, the federal government's point person for oil spill response in the Gulf of Mexico said Friday.

"Oil Spill Officials Shift to Long-Term Concerns"

"NEW ORLEANS — Officials in charge of the oil spill  response in the gulf region say they are beginning to shift their efforts to a new phase, focusing more on long-term recovery now that some of the urgent demands of the spill are diminishing.

"BP Announces Scaling-Back Of Coast Cleanup Efforts"

"BILOXI, Miss. -- With oil no longer spilling into the Gulf, incoming BP PLC chief executive Bob Dudley said Friday that his company would start to pull back some of its cleanup crews along the coast.

"U.S. House Votes To End Deepwater Drilling Moratorium"

"The House voted Friday to end the six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling, though Republicans and a Louisiana industry group said it gives too much discretion to the Interior Department and provides no guarantees drilling will resume quickly.

"Oil Spill Highlights Conflict-Of-Interest Issue Within Investigation Agency"

"In the wake of the BP disaster, Congress is pressing the agency formerly called the U.S. Minerals Management Service to clamp down on potential conflicts of interest."

"Oil Spill Officials Shift to Long-Term Concerns"

"NEW ORLEANS — Officials in charge of the oil spill  response in the gulf region say they are beginning to shift their efforts to a new phase, focusing more on long-term recovery now that some of the urgent demands of the spill are diminishing.

Hayward Defends Tenure, BP's Spill Response

LONDON — Tony Hayward , the departing chief executive of BP PLC, is unrepentant about how the energy giant responded to the U.S.'s largest offshore oil spill.

"Spill Reignites California’s Anti-Drilling Fervor"

Californians have tended to dislike offshore drilling ever since the Santa Barbara spill of 1969. That had started to change after gas prices soared in 2008. But the latest poll, taken after the April BP blowout in the Gulf of Mexico, shows opposition snapping back.