The government now thinks close to five million barrels of oil leaked into the gulf between April and the middle of July, when the spill was contained.
Recovery efforts will continue. But Jane Lubchenco, the head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, says most of the oil in the Gulf of Mexico is now gone.
JANE LUBCHENCO: "At least fifty percent of the oil that was released is now completely gone from the system and most of the remainder is degrading rapidly or being removed from the beaches."
And that's IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember.
Includes reporting by Margaret Besheer, Kent Klein, Elizabeth Lee, Cindy Saine and Dan Robinson
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