The Daily Glob

"Well Capping Brings Relief But Fear of Abandonment"

With the Deepwater Horizon gusher capped, many Gulf residents who are still hurting from the spill can feel the nation's gaze turning away.

"Administration Overly Optimistic About Fate of Spilled Oil"

"The Obama administration on Wednesday delivered an upbeat verdict on the fate of the estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil  that spewed out of BP's blown out well in the Gulf of Mexico, saying that most of it has either been dispersed, burned off, skimmed up, directly recaptured through containment efforts, evaporated or dissolved.

"U.S. Finds Most Oil From Spill Poses Little Additional Risk"

"The government is expected to announce on Wednesday that three-quarters of the oil  from the Deepwater Horizon leak has already evaporated, dispersed, been captured or otherwise eliminated — and that much of the rest is so diluted that it does not seem to pose much additional risk of harm.

"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.

"Gulf of Mexico Has Long Been a Sink of Pollution"

"Now that the oil on the surface appears to be dissipating, the notion of a recovery from the spill, repeated by politicians, strikes some here as short-sighted. The gulf had been suffering for decades before the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig on April 20."