This image shows a containment boom at the Breton National Wildlife Refuge. The spill threatens species of wildlife, including birds, dolphins and the fish, shrimp, oysters and crabs that make the Gulf Coast one of the nation's abundant sources of seafood.
(Photo by US Coast Guard / AP)
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