Associated Press: An oil sheen was confirmed about nine miles off the Florida coast, and officials are saying it could hit the white sands of Pensacola Beach as soon as Wednesday. Escambia County officials started putting out boom Tuesday and making other plans for the arrival of the oil. Crude has already been reported along barrier islands in Alabama and Mississippi, and it has impacted some 125 miles of Louisiana coastline. Fla. officials say their request for about $150,000 from BP to buy ......
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Oil spotted about 9 miles off Fla. coast
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on June 1st, 2010
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