The Deepwater Horizon "Spill" and Its Impact
"I know this creates difficulty for the people who work on these rigs, but for the sake of their safety, and for the sake of the entire region, we need to know the facts before we allow deep water drilling to continue," Obama said. "And while I urge the commission to complete its work as quickly as possible, I expect them to do that work thoroughly and impartially." But the president, who called the spill "the worst environmental disaster America has ever faced," said his administration has responded with the "largest environmental clean-up effort in our nation's history" - removing millions of gallons of oil "through burning, skimming and other collection methods.
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