Oil impacting the beach on the July 4th holiday weekend
Rows of protective boom sit in Perdido Pass in Orange Beach, Ala., on June 20. Dan Anderson / EPA
- Rows of protective boom sit in Perdido Pass in Orange Beach, Ala., on June 20. Dan Anderson / EPA
- Pieces of a $4 million oil booming system in the Perdido Pass in Orange Beach, Ala., are seen on July 1. The system came apart when six-foot seas caused by Hurricane Alex battered the pass. Officials hope to have it back in place by July 3. Dave Martin / AP
- A surfer watches an oily wave approach as he waits to catch a ride in Destin, Florida, on June 28. Tourism on the Gulf Coast has plummeted, with some hotels and condominium owners saying their business is down by 50 percent. Dave Martin / AP
- Sand blows across a tiger dam on a beach as the outer edges of Hurricane Alex near Grand Isle, La., on June 29. Patrick Semansky / AP
- Portable toilets stand on the beach as a sunbather plays with her dog in the waters of Dauphin Island, Ala., on June 20. The toilets are for the use of oil clean-up crews as they work to defend the coast against oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Dave Martin / AP
- Beachgoers and cleanup crews line the oil-covered sand at Pensacola Beach, Fla., June 23. The waters were closed to swimming due to the oil washing up. Dan Anderson / EPA
- James McGee vacuums oil in Barataria Bay on the coast of Louisiana on June 20. Patrick Semansky / AP
- A controlled burn is carried out on June 19 near the site where two relief wells are being drilled to cap the spill. Bevil Knapp / EPA
- Thick crude oil from the BP spill is seen in Barataria Bay near Port Sulphur, La., on June 20. Erik S. Lesser / EPA
- A NASA satellite image taken June 18 shows oil from the spill. The oil appears as varying shades of white, as sunlight is reflected off its surface. NASA
- A worker cleans up the oil-covered beach at Pensacola Beach, Fla. Dan Anderson / EPA
- Oil cleanup workers hired by BP pick up oil-soaked absorbent booms that were placed at the edge of the surf in Gulf Shores, Ala., on June 24. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster continues to wash ashore along the Alabama and Florida coasts. Dave Martin / AP
- Coastal residents listen as Ken Feinberg, administrator of the Independent Claims Facility for BPs $20 billion escrow fund, speaks at a public meeting on the claims process in Larose, La., on June 25. Gerald Herbert / AP
- Fishing guide Raymond Griffin eats lunch in a nearly empty cookhouse at Griffin Fishing Charters in Lafitte, La., on June 26. Before the spill, Griffin and his seven guides led 250 fishing trips in May alone. He had 600 more bookings for June, July and August, but has already sent out more than $15,000 in refunds. Patrick Semansky / AP
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