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Oil reaches Louisiana wetlands as Gulf slick enters loop current
BP officials acknowledge more oil than previously estimated is entering the Gulf. A mile long tube captures about 210000 gallons daily from the Deepwater Horizon spill, though some escapes. Heavy crude washes into Louisiana wetlands as federal and state closures expand and scientists monitor loop current transport.
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New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
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Mark Proegler
BP PLC
Coast Guard
Proegler
Steve Rinehart
U.S
Edward J. Markey
D-Mass
Exxon
Florida
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