BP Caps Leaking Oil Well

July 15. 2010

BP oil well is capped

BP has announced they've capped the leaking oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, which has polluted the beaches and coast off Louisiana in America. The well has been spewing oil into the ocean for months, in the worst spill in U.S. history.

Barack Obama

This will be welcome news to U.S. President Barack Obama, who has been roundly criticized in America, for not doing enough to address the crisis that spiraled out of control, damaging the environment and economy.

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