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Explosion kills 11 workers.
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Oil from the well begins washing ashore in Louisiana harming fragile coastal wetlands and covering them in thick, brown mud.
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First tar bells arrive on dolphin island.
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Researchers who have analysed underwater video from the leak site estimate as many as 70,000 barrels of oil are leaking into the Gulf per day.
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Oil from the spill reaches Texas, meaning it has affected all five US Gulf Coast states.
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Dolphin island fish show up with lesions
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BP went against the clean water act.
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The oil leaked from 5000 ft below surface. Ruining everything.
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BP top kills and fails.
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100 million dollars to help clean the wildlife.