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Members of the unified response for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill listen to command members give an update at the unified command center in Houma, La., April, 25, 2010. The command is made up of representatives of the U.S. Coast Guard, BP, the Marine Spill Response Corporation, National Response Corporation, National Oceananic and Atmospheric Administration, Louisiana Department Fish and Wildlife along with local, state and federal agencies.

Members of the unified response for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill listen to command members give an update at the unified command center in Houma, La., April, 25, 2010. The command is made up of representatives of the U.S. Coast Guard, BP, the Marine Spill Response Corporation, National Response Corporation, National Oceananic and Atmospheric Administration, Louisiana Department Fish and Wildlife along with local, state and federal agencies.

Members of the unified response for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill listen to command members give an update at the unified command center in Houma, La., April, 25, 2010. The command is made up of representatives of the U.S. Coast Guard, BP, the Marine Spill Response Corporation, National Response Corporation, National Oceananic and Atmospheric Administration, Louisiana Department Fish and Wildlife along with local, state and federal agencies.

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